Cerebral Palsy
New cerebral palsy study findings recently were published by P. Puraviappan and co-researchers
Published in Hospital Business Week, October 28th, 2007
According to recent research published in the Asian Journal of Surgery, "' The efficacy of relocating the submandibular duct to treat drooling in children with cerebral palsy was studied. This was a prospective study to assess, using a visual analogue score by the parents of the patients, the efficacy of relocating the submandibular duct to treat drooling, comparing pre- and postoperative drooling."
"Complications were also recorded. Eight children were included in this study. Their mean age was 9.75 years (range, 6-14 years). Seven patients (87.5%) had significant reduction of drooling (from a score of >= 7 before surgery to <= 2 after surgery). All the...
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