%0 Journal Article %1 Smith2006 %A Smith, Bradley J %A Bachrach, Steven J %D 2006 %J J Natl Med Assoc %K Basal Ganglia Diseases; Bezoars; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Developmental Disabilities; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Humans; Seizures; Stomach; Syndrome; Weight Loss %N 2 %P 280--283 %T An unexpected finding in an eight-year-old child with cerebral palsy and weight loss. %V 98 %X Poor weight gain is frequently seen in children with cerebral palsy. This is most commonly due to poor oral-motor coordination, resulting in inadequate caloric intake. We present the case of an eight-year-old girl with Aicardi syndrome who had been an exclusively oral feeder and who was noted to have had a 10-lb weight loss over the previous months when she was admitted to the hospital with seizures. Due to ongoing diminished oral intake, a barium swallow was performed, which revealed a filling defect. The mass that was removed at surgery proved to be a lactobezoar, a very uncommon finding in a child of this age.

@article{Smith2006, abstract = {Poor weight gain is frequently seen in children with cerebral palsy. This is most commonly due to poor oral-motor coordination, resulting in inadequate caloric intake. We present the case of an eight-year-old girl with Aicardi syndrome who had been an exclusively oral feeder and who was noted to have had a 10-lb weight loss over the previous months when she was admitted to the hospital with seizures. Due to ongoing diminished oral intake, a barium swallow was performed, which revealed a filling defect. The mass that was removed at surgery proved to be a lactobezoar, a very uncommon finding in a child of this age.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:22:18.000+0200}, author = {Smith, Bradley J and Bachrach, Steven J}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23b96f3d660c374735bbc9b0c2d4eef48/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {290a47cc2ac91034c03927543e6541a0}, intrahash = {3b96f3d660c374735bbc9b0c2d4eef48}, journal = {J Natl Med Assoc}, keywords = {Basal Ganglia Diseases; Bezoars; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Developmental Disabilities; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Humans; Seizures; Stomach; Syndrome; Weight Loss}, month = Feb, number = 2, pages = {280--283}, pmid = {16708517}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:22:18.000+0200}, title = {An unexpected finding in an eight-year-old child with cerebral palsy and weight loss.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 98, year = 2006 }