Publications by authors named "Zelita Caldeira Ferreira Guedes"
Background: Cerebral palsy may be associated with comorbidities such as undernutrition, impaired growth and gastrointestinal symptoms. Children with cerebral palsy exhibit eating problems due to the effect on the anatomical and functional structures involved in the eating function resulting in malnutrition.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between food intake, nutritional status and gastrointestinal symptoms in children with cerebral palsy.
Möbius syndrome: misoprostol use and speech and language characteristics.
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol
July 2014
Introduction Möbius syndrome (MS; VI and VII palsy) is a rare disease that in Brazil has a great frequency because of the use of misoprostol during pregnancy. Objective Verify if the speech and language performance of children with MS whose mothers reported use of misoprostol (Cytotec, Pfizer, Connecticut, USA) are different from the performance of children of mothers who did not report use. Methods The stomatognathic system beyond receptive and expressive language and speech was evaluated in children with MS, and their mothers were questioned whether they used misoprostol during the pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study was conducted to verify the origin of a longer or even failed therapeutic process in patients with cleft lip and palate as to its difficulty.
Methods: Eighteen children undergoing therapeutic process were observed for at least 6 months and divided into two groups: presenting isolated cleft lip and palate (group I) and having been diagnosed by a Speech-Language Pathologist with reading and writing disorders, with manifestation of phonological awareness deficit (group II). Two tests were applied for the evaluation of speech and language: ABFW Language Test for Young Children (phonology) and Phonological Awareness: Instrument of Sequential Assessment (CONFIAS).
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the swallowing performance of premature infants using a cup versus a bottle during their initial feeding attempt.
- The research involved 20 preterm newborns who were assessed using videofluoroscopy after reaching specific weight and age milestones, and all participated after being fed exclusively by gavage.
- Results showed that bottle-fed infants displayed better sucking and swallowing coordination, while many cup-fed infants struggled with the sipping motion; both methods had no instances of aspiration or laryngeal penetration.
A study on the relationship between mouth breathing and facial morphological pattern.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
February 2008
Unlabelled: Breathing is responsible for facial and cranial morphology development.
Aim: investigate in order to see if there is any relationship between oral breathing and facial type.
Material And Methods: 119 male and female teenagers, with ages ranging between 15 and 18 years.