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Just sent a kiddo to ER w/ mom. Presented with numb and tingly R face and arm, floaters (green) in R eye, possibly a twitch/droop on R side of face. Don't know the child well enough to know what is normal. Hoping for an ocular migraine at best; or Bells Palsy... and praying for it not to be a neurological event.

I have been down this road before with kids and the outcome has not been good.

I will keep you posted

Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

Goodness, hope all is well.

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Green floaters? I have never heard of floaters in color before.

When I have an ocular migraine, it looks like the afterimage of a camera flash. Kinda like an oil spill? So I can see how there could be a greenish tinge. Hoping that's all it is!

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Specializes in kids.
Green floaters? I have never heard of floaters in color before.

Hope everything is ok with this kiddo. Glad the PCP is on top of things!!!

He picked up on an neuroblastoma that another pediatrician dismissed...

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.

What is your nursing intuition telling you? Hope all ends well.

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Good thoughts sent. I sometimes see rainbow colored zig-zags with my occular migraines.

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Specializes in NCSN.

Poor thing, thank goodness you were there to send him out to get the help he needs

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Oh my heart breaks for him and his family. So glad you picked this up and sent him to the ER. Prayers all goes well for him.

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Specializes in kids.

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

Migraine!!!! With a follow up to neuro on Fri! My spidey sense said migraine, but I have had students end up with brain tumor with exact same sx so I don't like to to wait and see. Mom was very appreciative of rapid referral!

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GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

Migraine!!!! With a follow up to neuro on Fri! My spidey sense said migraine, but I have had students end up with brain tumor with exact same sx so I don't like to to wait and see. Mom was very appreciative of rapid referral!

Yay!

And Wow on the fast neuro referral as well - your quick referral to the ED likely helped that progress rapidly as well.

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Yay!

And Wow on the fast neuro referral as well - your quick referral to the ED likely helped that progress rapidly as well.

AYE!! I second that!

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Specializes in School Nursing.

So glad the outcome was not worse, and so glad he had you to help identify he needed help and further evaluation! Great work!!!

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Great news!! Well, not great that the kid has migraines, but great that it isn't anything scarier than that!!!

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