Prevalence of drooling in children with cerebral palsy attending special schools
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Clinical prevalence of drooling in infant cerebral palsy.
OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and severity of drooling in infant cerebral palsy (ICP) and analyze the possible surgical, pharmacological, myofunctional and novel alternative approaches to treatment of this disorder. METHODS A clinical study is made of a group of patients with ICP (cohort) and aged between 4 and 34 years, visiting a dental clinic for disabled patients. The classificati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0012-1622,1469-8749
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2003.tb00965.x