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19039986

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
A total of 43 patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities were enrolled in videofiberscopic investigation of laryngeal abnormalities. Their ages ranged from 2 to 41 years (mean: 19.9 years) and all of them had severe quadriplegia due to cerebral palsy or other conditions. Thirty-two out of the 43 patients (74.4%) had laryngeal abnormalities;laryngeal stenosis including that of iatrogenic origin, hypersecretion and laryngomalacia. Direct visualization of the occurrence of aspiration could be achieved in some patients. Seven (87.5%) out of 8 patients with tracheostomy and 25 (71.4%) out of 35 patients without tracheostomy had laryngeal abnormalities, showing no significant difference. The prevalence of abnormalities was significantly higher in patients with parenteral nutrition (30/33 = 90.9%) than in those with oral feeding (2/10 = 20%). Endoscopic investigation of the larynx is important, and videofiberscopy is especially effective for evaluation of laryngeal abnormalities in severely handicapped patients.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0029-0831
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
456-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[Videofiberscopic study of laryngeal abnormalities in patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka-Higashi Medical Center, Koga, Fukuoka. mizunoy@fukuokae2.hosp.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract