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Review Article: Management of Drooling in Cerebral PalsyDepartment of Neurology, Northwestern University Medical School, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611
Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Medical School, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611 The inability to manage oral and bronchial secretions is a major problem affecting patients with cerebral palsy and other chronic neurologic disorders. There is no medical consensus on a proper approach to diagnosis and treatment of deglutition disorders of this kind. The physiology of drooling disorders in cerebral palsy is discussed, with special focus on an algorithm for management.
Key Words: Deglutition disorders Cerebral palsy Speech therapy
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Vol. 5, No. 3,
187-191 (1991) |
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