The incidence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in infants with GERD-like symptoms.

Background: Symptoms of infantile gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may overlap with oropharyngeal dysphagia, but the evaluation and treatment of these conditions vary greatly. In this investigation, the incidence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in infants with GERD-like symptoms is determined.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on infants referred to a pediatric gastroenterology clinic for GERD-like symptoms.

Food chaining: a systematic approach for the treatment of children with feeding aversion.

Food chaining has been developed as a systematic method for the treatment of children with extreme food selectivity. Food chaining is an individualized, non-threatening, home-based feeding program designed to expand food repertoire by emphasizing similar features between accepted and targeted food items. This chart review illustrates the efficacy of food chaining in treating aversive feeding disorders.