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Should Child Take Medicine For Tics And Lack Of Focus?

my daughter has tics and lack of focusing in class work, not really frank hyperactive but she does have some tics and chiari 1 on recent MRI, no syrinx in cord c-spine/thoracic

--do I worry, start meds? she is occassionally oppositional, improving with time-out techniques but falls back on tantrums from time to time.she moved to a new school and is in 4th grade with somewhat tougher curriculum in a gifted program, her IQ is 136--please advise
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted the details of your daughter.

I would like to reassure you that there is no need to worry about her tics, and there is no need to give her any medicines.

Normal MRI is also a good news.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Should Child Take Medicine For Tics And Lack Of Focus?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted the details of your daughter. I would like to reassure you that there is no need to worry about her tics, and there is no need to give her any medicines. Normal MRI is also a good news. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/