Clonazepam Treatment of Pathologic Aerophagia in Children with Mental Retardation
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Clonazepam Treatment of Pathologic Aerophagia in Children with Mental Retardation
PURPOSE Pathologic aerophagia (PA) may lead to bowel perforation or volvulus in mentally retarded patients. The authors investigated the effects of clonazepam on the management of PA in children with severe to profound mental retardation (MR). METHODS This study was undertaken as a retrospective case analysis of 21 PA patients with MR who were followed for over 12 months and diagnosed as havi...
متن کاملClonazepam Treatment of Pathologic Childhood Aerophagia with Psychological Stresses
The treatment of pathologic aerophagia has rarely been discussed in the literature. In this retrospective study, the authors investigated the effects of clonazepam on the management of pathologic childhood aerophagia (PCA) with psychological stresses (PS), but not with mental retardation. Data from 22 consecutive PCA patients with PS (aged 2 to 10 yr), who had been followed up for over 1 yr, we...
متن کاملHealth-related Physical Fitness in Children with Mental Retardation
Human health is highly dependent on the condition of health-related physical fitness and particularly body composition. Adolescence is unique in this regard, especially when the adolescents are mentally retarded, about whom information on physical fitness is limited. Thus, the objective of this paper was to study the components of health-related physical fitness with emphasis on body composit...
متن کاملPathologic Aerophagia in Rett Syndrome
Context: Pathologic aerophagia is defined as air swallowing causing abdominal distension and/or repetitive flatulence/belching present for greater than 12 weeks in a year. Pathologic aerophagia, which can be exacerbated by anxious behavior, is common in Rett Syndrome patients and can cause significant distress. Case report: We report a case of an 8-year-old female, with Rett Syndrome, who devel...
متن کاملEffectiveness of Resiliency Training in Improving Mother-Child Relationship in Mothers of Children With Mental Retardation
Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of resiliency training in improving the mother-child relationship between mothers and their children with mental retardation. Methods: This study employed an experimental design (pre-test, post-test) with the control group. The statistical population consisted of 52 mothers and their educable and mentally retarded children (3-12 years old) who...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2234-8646,2234-8840
DOI: 10.5223/pghn.2014.17.4.209