DYSPHAGIA IN CHILDREN WITH OCULO-AURICULO-VERTEBRAL SPECTRUM

Authors
YOKOCHI K TERASAWA S KONO C FUJISHIMA I
Citation
K. Yokochi et al., DYSPHAGIA IN CHILDREN WITH OCULO-AURICULO-VERTEBRAL SPECTRUM, Dysphagia, 12(4), 1997, pp. 222-225
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Dysphagia → ACNP
ISSN journal
0179051X
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
222 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-051X(1997)12:4<222:DICWOS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Feeding difficulty necessitating tube feeding after the infantile peri od was seen in 3 children with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum. Vide ofluorographic imaging showed impaired pharyngeal function, which was thought to result from dysplasia of the pharyngeal muscles. Note shoul d be made of feeding difficulty in patients with oculo-auriculo-verteb ral spectrum.