Baby Intensive Early Active Treatment (babiEAT): A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Feeding Therapy for Infants with Cerebral Palsy and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Baby Intensive Early Active Treatment (babiEAT): A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Feeding Therapy for Infants with Cerebral Palsy and Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Cerebral palsy (CP), results in impairment of muscle function including the face, mouth, and throat, leading to oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD), which affects 85% of children with CP. OPD increases risk of deficiencies in growth, neurological development, and aspiration pneumonia, a leading cause of d...

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Main Authors: Amanda Khamis, Nadia Badawi, Catherine Morgan, Iona Novak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
dysphagia
feeding
infants
cerebral palsy
neuroplasticity
motor-learning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/7/2677

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