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- In an infant: tremor at rest, often accompanied by irritability
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- A normal finding, in many newborn infants
- Other causes, as listed:
- Side effect of medications
- Side effect of maternal street drugs
- Side effect of neonatal withdrawal from the effects of maternal street drugs
- Post-maturity (i.e., an infant born weeks past the predicted due-date (past the estimated date of confinement)
- Low Blood Sugar (hypoglycemia)
- Brain Injury, disease, or electrolyte imbalance
- After an episode of syncope (please see "Syncope" entry)
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- The complications would be that of the underlying cause.
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- Physician evaluation is necessary. In the case of a newborn who is already discharged from the hospital, contact your physician at the earliest possible moment.
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- Some resemblance to Seizures
- A normal infant needs no treatment.
- If jitteriness is prolonged, or persistent over time, it may have an underlying cause. In that case, the underlying cause would be treated.
- Drug-withdrawals might need treatment with sedatives or intensive care.
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