RATIONALE FOR REHABILITATION IN AN INFANT WITH CONGENITAL NEUROLOGICAL DEFECT OF SWALLOWING

Authors
SMANIA N CALLINO N ZULLINI E VALLETTA EA
Citation
N. Smania et al., RATIONALE FOR REHABILITATION IN AN INFANT WITH CONGENITAL NEUROLOGICAL DEFECT OF SWALLOWING, Rivista italiana di pediatria, 24(2), 1998, pp. 314-317
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Rivista italiana di pediatria → ACNP
ISSN journal
03925161
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
314 - 317
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-5161(1998)24:2<314:RFRIAI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
An infant with severe congenital neurological defect of swallowing and clinical features of Mobius syndrome who underwent a prolonged rehabi litation program is described Referring to the present experience, the pathophysiology of congenital neurological disturbances of deglutitio n not due to cerebral palsy and the rationale for early rehabilitative approach of such defects are discussed.