What Does Involuntary Frowning In A Child Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 26 Nov 2016

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Question : My grand daughter is 6 years old and in the past week I have noticed that she has been frowning involuntarily.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Neurological evaluation needed.

Detailed Answer:
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Involuntary frowning can be a sign of anxiety and emotional distress but could also arise from underlying causes like tardive dyskinesia. A detailed neurological examination is needed for the same.

You may go through:
http://www.minddisorders.com/Py-Z/Tardive-dyskinesia.html

Let me know if I could help further.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar