Respiratory Health in Cerebral Palsy

Respiratory Health in Cerebral Palsy | AACPDM - AACPDM

Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) are susceptible to respiratory illnesses such as upper and lower respiratory tract infections, the latter including ...

Cerebral Palsy and Respiratory Health

Cerebral Palsy and Respiratory Health · Cerebral palsy can directly impact breathing due to muscle abnormalities, · Many children with CP ...

Evaluation and Management of Respiratory Illness in Children With ...

Respiratory illnesses in children with CP are sometimes diagnosed as asthma; a short trial of asthma medications may be considered, but should ...

Cerebral Palsy Respiratory Health - Telethon Kids Institute

Some children and adults with cerebral palsy can develop respiratory disease that becomes life-threatening and requires hospital admission.

Respiratory Health and Cerebral Palsy - CerebralPalsy.org

Children with Cerebral Palsy, especially if they have oral motor dysfunction, are vulnerable to respiratory complications due to aspiration, pneumonia, ...

Respiratory illness in children with disability: a serious problem?

Obstructive breathing due to upper airway obstruction (UAO) is a common problem in children with neurological impairment, especially in the context of cerebral ...

Managing Pulmonary Complications in Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Patients with CP have multiple risk factors for aspiration including oropharyngeal dysphagia, drooling, GER, and epilepsy causing vomiting.

Why individuals with cerebral palsy are at higher risk for respiratory ...

Overall, these series of pulmonary function studies demonstrate that children with mild to moderate CP have impaired respiratory function. The ...

Prevention and management of respiratory disease in young people ...

Many individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) have a risk of developing respiratory problems, including infections and long-term lung damage. This ...

Evaluation and Management of Respiratory Illness in Children With ...

Respiratory illness in CP is a complex multifactorial disease process that is not well-understood. It can present with recurrent episodes of respiratory failure ...

Respiratory morbidity in children with cerebral palsy: an overview

Respiratory morbidity in CP is multifactorial affected. Recurrent aspiration, poor airway clearance, kyphoscoliosis, impaired lung function, and ...

Prevention and management of respiratory disease in young people ...

This Consensus Statement also does not include anaesthetic management of children with CP. In this Consensus Statement, respiratory disease includes acute cough ...

Respiratory Therapy for Cerebral Palsy - CerebralPalsy.org

Although Cerebral Palsy does not cause respiratory distress, associative conditions can lead to life-threatening respiratory issues, such as pneumonia, ...

Assessing and managing lung disease and sleep disordered ...

The major morbidity and mortality associated with cerebral palsy (CP) relates to respiratory compromise. This manifests through repeated pulmonary ...

Cerebral Palsy and the Need for Airway Clearance - AffloVest

Children with cerebral palsy are vulnerable to respiratory complications like frequent upper respiratory infections, aspiration, and pneumonia.

Predicting respiratory hospital admissions in young people with ...

Individuals with CP who have oropharyngeal dysphagia, seizures, frequent respiratory symptoms, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and nightly snoring are at risk ...

227 Respiratory health in cerebral palsy

Children with GMFCS 4/5 have concomitant respiratory risk factors. Children <6 years appear to have greater risk of respiratory hospital admission.

The pathophysiology of respiratory illness in cerebral palsy occurs...

Download scientific diagram | The pathophysiology of respiratory illness in cerebral palsy occurs because of parenchymal and respiratory pump problems.

Respiratory System Impairments in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability of childhood. Respiratory problems are the main causes of morbidity and ...

Cerebral Palsy and Lung disease

Respiratory disease in CP is the most common cause of mortality, morbidity and poor quality of life in the most severely affected. Children with ...