Introduction Dysphagia is a common symptom in children with cerebral palsy, either in oral or pharyngeal phases. Children who face such difficulties tend to show health problems such as food aspiration, malnutrition and respiratory infections. Videofluoroscopic swallowing study is the most recommended for these cases, as it reveals the real situation during swallowing. Objective The study aimed...

INTRODUCTION Foreign body (FB) aspiration is a common cause of respiratory emergency in early childhood and is associated with a high rate of airway distress. FB aspiration peaks at the age of 1-2 years. Factors placing children at higher risk include incomplete dentition, immature swallowing coordination and the tendency to be easily distracted while eating. Symptoms may vary from an un-affect...

There is a need for improved diagnostic methods in pneumonia in view of the low bacteriological yield from conventional diagnostic methods (Gram stain and culture of bronchial secretions, pleural fluid and blood culture), the difficulty of identifying the cause of common pulmonary infections on clinical grounds, the increasing number of bacteria that are resistant to commonly used broad spectru...

PURPOSE To assess the factors involved in oral intake discontinuation in elderly patients with recurrent aspiration pneumonia. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study included patients with pneumonia who were treated at Jichi Medical University Hospital between 2007 and 2013, at Toyooka Public Hospital between 2011 and 2013 and at Yuzawa Community Medical Center between 2010 and 2012. We consecutivel...

RATIONALE Even though barium sulphate aspiration during upper gastrointestinal examination is a well-known phenomenon, complication such as long-term lung injury and death may still occur. This may depend upon the concentration, amount, anatomy, or certain predisposing factors. PATIENT CONCERNS A 47-year-old woman who had a barium swallow to screen for foreign body in esophagus. DIAGNOSES C...

Lipid-laden alveolar macrophages and pH monitoring have been used in the diagnosis of chronic aspiration in children with gastroesophageal reflux (GER). This study was conducted to prove a correlation between the detection of alimentary pulmonary fat phagocytosis and an increasing amount of proximal gastroesophageal reflux. It was assumed that proximal gastroesophageal reflux better correlates ...

BACKGROUND Stroke is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and apart from being exceedingly harmful in diabetics, stroke is a disabling disorder. The study was undertaken to describe the clinical characteristics, outcome pattern and predictors of mortality in a cohort of diabetic patients presenting with stroke in two tertiary health facilities in North Western Nigeria. ...

BACKGROUND Children with undiagnosed and retained foreign bodies (FBs) may present with persistent respiratory symptoms. Delayed diagnosis is an important problem in developing countries and several factors affect the delay. OBJECTIVES To investigate, the incidence of clinically unsuspected foreign body aspiration (FBA) in our flexible bronchoscopy procedures, the causes resulting in late dia...

Swallowing is divided into four distinct phases involving five cranial nerves and 26 muscles and requires coordination of motor, neural, cognitive, and behavioral processes (Lee-Chiong, 1998; Mikita & Callahan, 2008). An abnormality in any of the nerves, muscles, or processes can result in ineffective swallowing or gastroesophageal reflux. As a result, saliva and ingested materials (e.g., food,...