Difficulty Swallowing in Children
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Neurology & Neurodevelopmental Disorders".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editors
2. Speech Therapy Department, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Marilia 17525-900, Brazil
Interests: neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia treatment; deglutition disorders in children with neurological impairments; health outcomes in children with difficulty swallowing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Swallowing disorders in childhood may be associated with neurological diseases, neurogenic oropharyngeal dysphagia, or changes in eating behavior. The most common symptoms are difficulty chewing and swallowing, choking, and difficulty with food textures. Children with neurological impairment generally have difficulty swallowing, and this can compromise their nutritional status as well as their lungs when laryngotracheal aspiration is present.
The approach to these children involves a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, speech therapists, nutritionists, occupational therapists, psychologists, and dentists, who together can offer safer treatment. A common treatment is the need for an alternative feeding route, gastrostomy, which provides adequate nutritional support when the child is unable to feed themselves orally. Attention is also focused on emotional aspects that may be compromised in certain situations.
In this Special Issue, we aim to understand the main approaches to these children and the diagnostic and treatment methods to improve their health and quality of life. We welcome original manuscripts, reviews, and other types of papers on deglutition disorders in children with neurological impairments, cerebral palsy, genetic syndromes, and autism spectrum disorder.
Dr. Paula Cristina Cola
Dr. Roberta Gonçalves da Silva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- deglutition disorders
- neurological impairment
- cerebral palsy
- genetic syndromes
- autism spectrum disorder
- feeding behavior
- gastrostomy
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