About a year ago my sister noticed that her daughter was developing a curve. I have NF1 and related Scoliosis from that, but my sister does not have NF. My sister said she first noticed the curve after my niece had a bad case of strep. Dr. at first thought it was meningitis, but ruled it out when the strep test was positive. My sister is wondering if she actually did have meningitis and the Scoliosis is a result of that. She did get antibiotics, but from what I have read meningitis is a SERIOUS illness. Anyway, my niece finally got in to see a Dr. on Friday.
They saw Dr. Rubery in Rochester. He said he was "concerned" because my niece is curving to the left, and that normally teen idiopathic Scoliosis curves to the right. He is also "concerned" because he saw "other abnormalities" when he was examining her. He also said her reflexes were "jerky".
She had an MRI done today, but of course they won't get the results until at the earliest Monday.
He checked her for NF and found only 1 CAL on her back so he pretty much ruled out NF.
So now my question is, what could cause the jerky reflexes and the left curvature? Any guesses on what the "abnormalities" were that he saw? My first thought is spinal tumor, but maybe something more/less serious? Any thoughts or experiences with similar issues would be greatly appreciated.
They saw Dr. Rubery in Rochester. He said he was "concerned" because my niece is curving to the left, and that normally teen idiopathic Scoliosis curves to the right. He is also "concerned" because he saw "other abnormalities" when he was examining her. He also said her reflexes were "jerky".
She had an MRI done today, but of course they won't get the results until at the earliest Monday.
He checked her for NF and found only 1 CAL on her back so he pretty much ruled out NF.
So now my question is, what could cause the jerky reflexes and the left curvature? Any guesses on what the "abnormalities" were that he saw? My first thought is spinal tumor, but maybe something more/less serious? Any thoughts or experiences with similar issues would be greatly appreciated.
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