Case studies in dysphagia after pediatric brain injury

J Head Trauma Rehabil. 1999 Oct;14(5):497-504. doi: 10.1097/00001199-199910000-00010.

Abstract

The course of pediatric traumatic brain injury is not homogeneous because the underlying neuropathology can be so variable. Assessment, intervention, and recovery are examined among five individuals whose neuroradiologic imaging differed grossly on initial and early presentations after head trauma. Knowledge of the neuropathology in an overarching sense can be informative to a clinician's management of different swallowing problems after brain injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Brain Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Injuries / etiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Deglutition Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Deglutition Disorders* / etiology
  • Deglutition Disorders* / physiopathology
  • Deglutition Disorders* / therapy
  • Enteral Nutrition / methods*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Nutrition Assessment
  • Prognosis
  • Radiography
  • Recovery of Function
  • Speech-Language Pathology / methods