My Son 4years While Crying And Shouting His Left Side

Posted on Wed, 22 May 2019

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Question : My son 4years while crying and shouting his left side nerve onneck in middle is swelling is there any problem

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
This is probably torticollis

Detailed Answer:
Hello...

By what you say, I feel that your son is having muscle spasm on the side of the neck called torticollis in medical terms.

As of now, you can give him Ibuprofen 100 to 200 mg based on his weight every 8 hourly once.

The dose is 10 milligrams per kg per dose.

If he is not better in 48 to 72 hours then please take him to his pediatrician.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Best regards
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee