Mother by name Taylor Justice (31) She stayed in shock after her daughter Madeline (4) woke up and couldn’t move properly. Doctors later found that had in her head of a huge tick that caused paralysis with her. , thanks to the rapid help of the health professionals, the girl recovered.
Taylor of Western Virginia in the US At the beginning of May she took her four children for a short trip. Five days later, she noticed that something was wrong with her four -year -old daughter Madeline. When she woke up in the morning and tried to move, She looked like stunned and couldn’t get up from the ground.
Mum therefore immediately took her to the hospital where Doctors performed a series of tests and examinations but could not find out what is caused by its weakness. It was then transported within three hours of a distant specialized children’s hospital, where her condition began to deteriorate. “The paralysis gradually affected her entire body. It started from below and it proceeded upwards. She couldn’t sit down and Later even to make eye contact“Taylor said.
Paralysis caused a tick
Madeline doctors watched carefully all night. By the following morning completely lost the ability to move hands. Doctors therefore began to ask what activities the family was doing before the girl paralyzed. When Taylor said they were going on a hike in the mountains, they decided to examine the skin of her head. At that time discovered a huge tick that hid in her hair. Found that Animal released neurotoxin into the blood circulation of a girl who caused paralysis in her.
After detecting a diagnosis Was the tick carefully removed to make Madeline recover within a few hours. “After about four hours she was able to walk again. I was very relieved,” Taylor said, saying her The daughter also received antibiotics to reduce the risk of borreliosis that can cause longer complications if left -handed in time.
Taylor says This experience forced her to introduce security measures for a stay in nature. Now after activity thoroughly checks the skin of his children and always has a tick repellent against ticks. “Parents must know about it. The ticks can hide wherever and the sooner you find them, the better,” she said.
