LUNCH-Lung Ultrasound for early detection of silent and apparent aspiratioN in infants and young CHildren with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: S Fiori (Author), RT Scaramuzzo (Author), E Moretti (Author), C Amador (Author), T Controzzi (Author), A Martinelli (Author), L Filippi (Author), A Guzzetta (Author), L Gargagni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Children with neurological impairment may have dysphagia and/or gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), which predispose to complications affecting the airways, increasing risk for aspiration-induced acute and chronic lung disease, or secondarily malnutrition, further neurodevel...