Pierre robin sequence in a neonate with suckling difficulty and weight loss
| Autor: | Jeffery Summers, David Kanze, Jacob Ludwig |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Complementary and Manual Therapy
Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Robin Sequence Pierre Robin Syndrome business.industry Glossoptosis Infant Newborn Airway obstruction medicine.disease Manipulation Osteopathic Eating Complementary and alternative medicine Weight loss Sucking Behavior Weight Loss Pierre Robin syndrome Breathing Medicine Humans medicine.symptom Airway business Feeding tube |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 114(9) |
| ISSN: | 1945-1997 |
| Popis: | Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a combination of micrognathia and glossoptosis that leads to airway obstruction, feeding problems, and potentially other sequelae that can complicate early life. Currently, therapy for these newborns and infants is focused on preventing fatality or complications until the jaw can grow sufficiently to correct airway obstruction and associated problems. For patients with mild PRS, treatments include conservative measures such as airway maintenance and a feeding tube. For more severe cases, a surgical procedure is necessary. To the authors' knowledge, the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment of patients with PRS has not been reported in the literature. The current case describes the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment to help alleviate difficulties with breathing and latch and suckling in a 15-day-old newborn with PRS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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