Functional Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing

Fortaleza University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dysphagia; Cerebral Palsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00717028

198/2005

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators objective is to describe functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing findings in children with cerebral palsy.

Full description

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a predominantly motor disorder and dysphagia is a frequent complaint. Functional endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FESS) involves anatomic and functional observation of the larynx and pharynx, evaluation of swallowing and maneuvers to improve it, also testing the laryngeal sensitivity. We evaluated nine patients with CP of both sexes, which age varied from 1 to 10 years old, attended at dysphagia multidisciplinary clinic, at NAMI (Integrated Medical Assistance Nucleons).

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 10 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• medical diagnosis of cerebral palsy.

Exclusion criteria

• medical diagnoses not associated with cerebral palsy that affect swallowing.