title: Feeding ability in Rett syndrome.
abstract: Feeding abilities in 20 individuals with Rett syndrome aged 1 1/2 to 33 years were investigated by history and clinical assessment during a meal, followed by videofluoroscopy of feeding. All were shown to have reduced movements of the mid and posterior tongue, with premature spillover of food and liquid from the mouth into the pharynx. They also showed delayed pharyngeal swallow, but otherwise pharyngeal problems were minimal. These findings were noted to be similar to those in Parkinson's disease. Those individuals with the most general neurological impairment tended to have the worst feeding problems and were smaller and malnourished.
authors.affiliation: Ronnie Mac Keith Child Development Centre, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Derby, UK.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Minford
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D014743:Videotape Recording