The videofluoroscopic swallowing study shows a sustained improvement of dysphagia in children with Niemann-Pick disease type C after therapy with miglustat.

Fecarotta, Simona; Amitrano, Michele; Romano, Alfonso; Della Casa, Roberto; Bruschini, Diana; Astarita, Luca; Parenti, Giancarlo; Andria, Generoso

Fecarotta, Simona; Amitrano, Michele; Romano, Alfonso; Della Casa, Roberto; Bruschini, Diana; Astarita, Luca; Parenti, Giancarlo; Andria, Generoso.

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Fecarotta S; Department of Pediatrics, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy.

Am J Med Genet A ; 155A(3): 540-7, 2011 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21344635

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1-Deoxynojirimycin/analogs & derivatives; Deglutition Disorders/drug therapy; Deglutition Disorders/physiopathology; Deglutition/physiology; Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C/diagnostic imaging; Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C/drug therapy; Video Recording; 1-Deoxynojirimycin/therapeutic use; Child; Deglutition Disorders/complications; Deglutition Disorders/diagnostic imaging; Demography; Female; Fluoroscopy; Humans; Infant; Male; Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C/complications; Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C/physiopathology

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Terapias_biologicas / Aromoterapia Main subject: Video Recording / Deglutition Disorders / 1-Deoxynojirimycin / Deglutition / Enzyme Inhibitors / Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C Type of study: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: Am J Med Genet A Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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