Aspiration Pneumonia in Children with Cerebral Palsy after Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study

Abstract Introduction Dysphagia is a common symptom in children with cerebral palsy, either in oral or pharyngeal phases. Children who face such difficulties tend to show health problems such as food aspiration, malnutrition and respiratory infections. Videofluoroscopic swallowing study is the most...

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Main Author: Lagos-Guimarães,Hellen Nataly Correia (author)
Other Authors: Teive,Hélio Afonso Ghizoni (author), Celli,Adriane (author), Santos,Rosane Sampaio (author), Abdulmassih,Edna Marcia da Silva (author), Hirata,Gisela Carmona (author), Gallinea,Liliane Friedrich (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
deglutition
deglutition disorders
fluoroscopy
cerebral palsy
aspiration pneumonia
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-48642016000200132
Country:Brazil
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