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5 yr old has a virus, woke up yesterday unable to walk. what virus causes this?
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Depends: If your child is very weak in the legs, this maybe something serious, guillan barre, for which, he has hopefully been seen. If it is hip pain, it may be toxic synovitis of the hip joint, which will resolve.
Answered 12/20/2012
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