background : drooling is a common problem in children and adults with neuromuscular disorders. this problem is best dealt with using a multidisciplinary team approach. the objective of this paper is to assess the results following surgery at the drooling clinic of amiralmomenin hospital. methods : the results of the surgical protocol used between 1994 and 2007 at the drooling clinic of amiralmo...

Drooling is a distressing condition, which is often caused by reduced oral motor control associated with a neurological disorder. It has significant medical, practical and psychosocial impact on children or youth and their families. Therefore, treatment is necessary. Although behavioural therapy for drooling shows promising results, it is generally time- and cost-intensive. For this reason, alt...

BACKGROUND Drooling can be a severe disability and have high impact on daily life. Reversible treatment is preferable. AIM To analyse whether sublingual administration of atropine eyedrops is a useful reversible treatment option for severe drooling in children with disabilities. DESIGN The study had a prospective, single-system research design. The participants served as their own controls....

Objective To report the effect of sublingual atropine sulfate to treat drooling in children with cerebral palsy by comparing the results of the Drooling Impact Scale in a non-controlled open clinical trial. Results Twenty-five children were assessed. The difference in the mean scores of the pre- and post-treatment scales reached statistical significance. There was a low frequency of side effe...

We describe 2 children with severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) who have significant drooling and frequent aspiration pneumonia. They underwent simultaneous botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injections to salivary glands for drooling and prevention of aspiration pneumonia along with single-event multilevel chemoneurolysis (SEMLC) with BTX-A and 5% phenol for severe diffuse spasticity. ...

Behavioral treatment of drooling is advocated widely, but evidence of its effectiveness is lacking. In a center-based case-series study, 10 participants with severe drooling were taught self-management skills to reduce drooling. Following treatment, all participants remained dry for intervals of 30-60 min, while being engaged in daily activities. Generalization to the classroom occurred in each...

AIM This was to determine whether there is any relationship between lip position and drooling in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS One hundred and sixty individuals with CP (aged 4-18 years) agreed to take part in the study. The following data were collected in two ways. Firstly the presence or absence of drooling, the dental age, the incisal relationship and lip position were obtain...

OBJECTIVE To address the efficacy of botulinum toxin and the duration of its effect when used on a large scale for the treatment of drooling in children with neurological disorders. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Academic multidisciplinary drooling clinic. PATIENTS A total of 131 children diagnosed as having cerebral palsy or another nonprogressive neurological disorder and who ...