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Semin Speech Lang 1996; 17(4): 269-281
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1064104
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Neurodevelopmental Presentation of Dysphagia

Brian Rogers
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Buffalo and the Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center, Buffalo, New York
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15 May 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Successful oral feeding and growth of infants and children are dependent not only on functional deglutition, but also on a broad range of neurodevelopmental skills involving sensory systems, cognition/communication, and gross and fine motor behaviors. Children with neurogenic dysphagia often have a broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental impairments that affect these streams of development. Speech/language pathologists, as members of interdisciplinary teams, can provide unique contributions to the early diagnosis and management of neurogenic dysphagia in childhood.

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dysphagia - pediatric - neurodevelopment