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Is Twitching The Head Left To Right A Normal Behavior?

My 12 month old started twitching her head left to right. She will twitch to one side then have a little twitch with in that twitch and then all the way back again. Should I be worried and take her to see my doctor, or is this normal behavior? She was immunized last week for regular 12 month immunization and her second flu dose.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi .. if the child is developmentally normal and not having sudden jerky movements of the neck and high pitched sounds, you need not worry. Ifthese are present we should be suspecting tic disorder. But at the same time a baby of this age can do it has a habit for pleasure also. So do not worry about it.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Is Twitching The Head Left To Right A Normal Behavior?

Hi .. if the child is developmentally normal and not having sudden jerky movements of the neck and high pitched sounds, you need not worry. Ifthese are present we should be suspecting tic disorder. But at the same time a baby of this age can do it has a habit for pleasure also. So do not worry about it. Regards - Dr. Sumanth