What causes unconsciousness and twisting in palms/mouth in a child?
Patient: Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... Sir, my daughter is 15 years old. She is getting her palms twisted, mouth twisted and vibrating, some time goes unconscious, gets irate this she is facing since past 2 years Doctor: Hi,  Please let me know the symptoms given above in more detail. As I understand your 15 year old daughter is getting episodes of twisting of her palm and mouth and at times she also becomes unconscious.   What to you mean by vibrating. Are they convulsions ? Convulsion is when we see jerky movements of the arms or legs with twitching of the facial muscles.   Sometime they may be more localized . Your daughter may getting epileptic seizures. This can be confirmed by an EEG . It will be helpful you can forward a video of the episode. You should also consult a neurologist.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr Anil Kumar Bhatnagar, Neonatologist