An unexpected finding in an eight-year-old child with cerebral palsy and weight loss.
B. Smith, and S. Bachrach. J Natl Med Assoc, 98 (2):
280--283(February 2006)
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.
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%A Smith, Bradley J
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%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.
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