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Dysphagia in children with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum
K Yokochi1, S Terasawa, C Kono
1Department of Rehabilitation, Ohzora Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Dysphagia
|September 19, 1997
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Feeding difficulties requiring tube feeding were observed in children with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum. Impaired pharyngeal function due to muscle dysplasia may cause these feeding issues.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Medicine
- Genetics
- Ophthalmology
Background:
- Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum is a congenital disorder.
- Feeding difficulties can impact growth and development in affected children.
Abstract:
Feeding difficulty necessitating tube feeding after the infantile period was seen in 3 children with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum. Videofluorographic imaging showed impaired pharyngeal function, which was thought to result from dysplasia of the pharyngeal muscles. Note should be made of feeding difficulty in patients with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum.