Lotta Sjögreen1, Lisa Bengtsson1. 1. Mun-H-Center, Orofacial Resource Centre for Rare Diseases, Public Dental Service, Medicinaregatan, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The knowledge about the impact of oral motor impairment in neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) is limited but increasing. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review was to collect and compile knowledge on how muscle weakness in congenital or early developing NMDs directly or indirectly affects feeding, swallowing, speech and saliva control. METHODS: A literature search was performed in PubMed from January 1, 1998, to August 31, 2021. The keywords "feeding", "dysphagia", "swallowing", "dysarthria", "speech", "drooling" and "sialorrhea" were used in combination with "paediatric neuromuscular disease" or specific diagnoses. RESULTS: Sixty-five studies were selected for the review, 33 focused on feeding and swallowing, 11 on speech, four on a combination of feeding, swallowing, saliva control or speech and 17 general descriptions. Most of the studies reported on patients with a disorder affecting muscles. These studies show that muscle weakness and impaired motility affecting the muscles innervated by the cranial nerves may influence feeding, swallowing, and speech, and that respiratory function, general health and neurodevelopmental delay also influence these functions. Feeding impairment and breathing difficulties are common in NMDs. Lifesaving interventions such as tube feeding and ventilatory support are common in severe cases. CONCLUSIONS: Feeding impairment, dysphagia and dysarthria are prevalent in NMDs with congenital or early age of onset. Feeding and swallowing has been studied more than speech and saliva control. More children with NMD survive thanks to new treatment options and it is therefore urgent to follow up how these therapies may impact the development of feeding, swallowing, and speech.
BACKGROUND: The knowledge about the impact of oral motor impairment in neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) is limited but increasing. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review was to collect and compile knowledge on how muscle weakness in congenital or early developing NMDs directly or indirectly affects feeding, swallowing, speech and saliva control. METHODS: A literature search was performed in PubMed from January 1, 1998, to August 31, 2021. The keywords "feeding", "dysphagia", "swallowing", "dysarthria", "speech", "drooling" and "sialorrhea" were used in combination with "paediatric neuromuscular disease" or specific diagnoses. RESULTS: Sixty-five studies were selected for the review, 33 focused on feeding and swallowing, 11 on speech, four on a combination of feeding, swallowing, saliva control or speech and 17 general descriptions. Most of the studies reported on patients with a disorder affecting muscles. These studies show that muscle weakness and impaired motility affecting the muscles innervated by the cranial nerves may influence feeding, swallowing, and speech, and that respiratory function, general health and neurodevelopmental delay also influence these functions. Feeding impairment and breathing difficulties are common in NMDs. Lifesaving interventions such as tube feeding and ventilatory support are common in severe cases. CONCLUSIONS: Feeding impairment, dysphagia and dysarthria are prevalent in NMDs with congenital or early age of onset. Feeding and swallowing has been studied more than speech and saliva control. More children with NMD survive thanks to new treatment options and it is therefore urgent to follow up how these therapies may impact the development of feeding, swallowing, and speech.
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