Mõbius Syndrome: Misoprostol Use and Speech and Language Characteristics
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
; 18(3): 239-243, Jul-Sep/2014.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-720867
Biblioteca responsável:
BR66.1
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Mõbius syndrome (MS; VI and VII palsy) is a rare disease that in Brazil has a great frequency because of the use of misoprostol during pregnancy.Objective:
Verify if the speech and language performance of children with MS whose mothers reported use of misoprostol (Cytotec, Pfizer, Connecticut, USA) are different from the performance of children of mothers who did not report use.Methods:
The stomatognathic system beyond receptive and expressive language and speech was evaluated in children with MS, and their mothers were questioned whether they used misoprostol during the pregnancy.Results:
During the interview, 61.11% of mothers reported that they took misoprostol during the pregnancy. Most of the subjects (83.3%) whose mothers took misoprostol presented bilateral palsy beyond bad mobility of the tongue (90.9%) and speech disorders (63.6%).Conclusion:
The number of mothers who took misoprostol without knowing the risk for MS was great. The lack of facial expressions and speech disorders were common characteristics of the individuals with MS, whether the mothers took misoprostol during the pregnancy or not...
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Misoprostol
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Síndrome de Möbius
Limite:
Criança
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Otorrinolaringologia
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR