Symptom Checker "*" indicates required fields 12 Who is experiencing symptoms?*Please select one of the following: Babies (under 5 years) Children (5-11 years) Teenagers (12-18 years) Adults (18+ years) What symptoms?How many of the following symptoms is the baby experiencing? Persistent / recurrent vomitingPersistent vomiting or feeling sick, especially when not accompanied by diarrhoea or a high temperature. Add Balance / co-ordination / walking problems You may notice a loss or reduction in motor skills if your baby stops walking and reverts to cruising or crawling.Add Abnormal eye movementsVisual abnormalities you may notice are squints, one eye bulging or eyes seeming to be wobbling, quivering or flickering. Add Suspected loss of visionPartial or complete loss of vision could be displayed by your baby having reduced awareness of people or toys around them and bumping into things as they move around. Add Behaviour change, particularly lethargyBe mindful when these changes occur persistently over days or weeks and across all settings – such as at home, nursery and when out playing. Add Seizures or fits (not with a fever)A seizure can be a brief moment when your baby appears to be “absent” from what is going on around them, or jerking/twitching of a hand, arm, leg or the whole body. Add Abnormal head positionYou may notice your baby has a stiff neck, an unusual head tilt or difficulties turning their head, and this likely persists over weeks.Add Reduced consciousnessYour baby being unresponsive or less responsive could be a reduced response to pain or someone’s voice, appearing confused or you not being able to rouse them from sleep. Add Diabetes insipidusUnexplained weight loss and large volumes of urine, often shown by leaking nappies, could be a sign of diabetes insipidus. Add Abnormal growthIf your baby isn’t growing as much as they should be for their age, this could potentially be caused by a hormone imbalance. Add Increasing head circumferenceAlthough all babies’ heads will grow, you should be mindful if their head circumference is rapidly increasing and this growth isn’t in line with their height and weight. Add What symptoms?How many of the following symptoms is the child experiencing? Persistent / recurrent headacheHeadaches are common, but you should keep an eye out for persistent headaches that occur most days, particularly when waking up.Add Balance / co-ordination / walking problemsA loss or reduction in motor skills can be very subtle, for example changing hand or foot preference or a loss of learned skills like handwriting or ability at computer games. Add Persistent / recurrent vomitingPersistent vomiting or feeling sick, especially when not accompanied by diarrhoea or a high temperature. Add Abnormal eye movementsVisual abnormalities you may notice are squints, one eye bulging or eyes seeming to be wobbling, quivering or flickering. Add Blurred or double vision / loss of visionYour child may show reduced awareness of their surroundings or display subtle changes to their behaviour, like being clingier in unfamiliar surroundings. Add Behaviour change, particularly extreme tirednessBe mindful when these changes occur persistently over days or weeks and across all settings – such as at home, school and when out playing. Add Seizures or fitsA seizure can be a brief moment when your child appears to be “absent” from what is going on around them, or jerking/twitching of a hand, arm, leg or the whole body. Add Abnormal head positionYou may notice your child has a stiff neck, an unusual head tilt or difficulties turning their head and this will likely persist over weeks. Add Reduced consciousnessYour child being unresponsive or less responsive could include a reduced response to pain or someone’s voice, appearing confused or you not being able to rouse them from sleep. Add Diabetes insipidusExcessive thirst, needing to urinate more frequently and increased accidents or bed wetting could be a sign of diabetes insipidus. Add Abnormal growthIf your child isn’t growing as much as they should be for their age, this could potentially be caused by a hormone imbalance.Add What symptoms?How many of the following symptoms is the teenager experiencing? Persistent / recurrent vomitingPersistent vomiting or feeling sick, especially when not accompanied by diarrhoea or a high temperature. Add Persistent / recurrent headacheHeadaches are common, but you should keep an eye out for persistent headaches that occur most days, particularly when waking up.Add Balance / co-ordination / walking problemsA loss or reduction in motor skills can be subtle, but may also cause teens to feel unsteady when walking or struggle with activities needing carefully coordinated movements. Add Abnormal eye movementsVisual abnormalities you may notice are squints, one eye bulging or eyes seeming to be wobbling, quivering or flickering. Add Blurred or double vision / loss of visionYou should be particularly wary when changes to vision occur suddenly, including partial or complete loss of sight, double vision or blurred vision. Add Behaviour change, particularly extreme tirednessBe mindful when these changes occur persistently over days or weeks and across all settings – such as at home, school and when out playing. Add Seizures or fitsA seizure can be a brief moment when somebody appears to be “absent” from what is going on around them, or jerking/twitching of a hand, arm, leg or the whole body. Add Delayed or suspended pubertyThere are medical definitions of delayed and arrested puberty, but if a teen meets those criteria it doesn’t necessarily mean anything is wrong.Add Abnormal head positionYou may notice your child has a stiff neck, an unusual head tilt or difficulties turning their head, that likely persists over weeks. Add Reduced consciousnessTeens being unresponsive or less responsive, including a reduced response to pain or someone’s voice, appearing confused or it not being possible to rouse them from sleep.Add Diabetes insipidusExcessive thirst and needing to urinate more frequently could be a sign of diabetes insipidus. Add Abnormal growthTeens not growing as much as they should be for their age, could potentially be caused by a hormone imbalance. Add What symptoms?How many of the following symptoms is the person experiencing? Persistent / recurrent headachesHeadaches are extremely common, but you should keep an eye out for persistent headaches that occur most days, particularly when waking up. Add FatigueA persistent feeling of being tired, weak, worn out, slow or heavy that could manifest as a lack of energy or difficulty concentrating. Add Seizures or fitsA seizure can be a brief moment when somebody appears to be “absent” from what is going on around them, or jerking/twitching of a hand, arm, leg or the whole body. Add Nausea / VomitingPersistent vomiting or feeling sick, especially when not accompanied by diarrhoea or a high temperature. Add Memory problemsMemory difficulties can affect your short-term and long-term memory.Add Problems with visionYou should particularly pay attention to when changes to your vision occur suddenly, including partial or complete loss of sight, double vision or blurred vision.Add Cognitive changesChanges to cognitive abilities include difficulties with concentrating, learning, decision making, planning and problem solving. Add Speech difficultiesThis includes difficulties with understanding or expressing language, as well as slurred or slow-sounding speech. Add Loss of taste and smellAs well as a loss of taste and smell, this could also be experiencing strange tastes and smells. Add Balance problemsThis could mean stumbling or falling over more often, experiencing dizziness or vertigo or feeling more unsteady when walking unaided. Add Numbness or tingling in extremitiesYou may notice a numbness or tingling in the face, arms, hands, legs and feet.Add This field is hidden when viewing the formNo Symptoms CheckerCAPTCHANameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
