Recovery of congenital isolated pharyngeal dysfunction: implications for early management.
The authors describe a case of severe congenital dysphagia caused by isolated pharyngeal dysfunction to highlight the clinical variability in the time to spontaneous recovery of this syndrome. The infant demonstrated recovery at 2 months of age, much earlier than previously reported examples. This case assists in the definition of this syndrome. This diagnosis should be considered in the evaluation of infants with congenital dysphagia.
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Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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D020117:Cisapride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000503:physiopathology; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
D011899:Ranitidine; D020117:Cisapride