Worster-Drought syndrome
This article is about the form of cerebral palsy. For the type of dementia also known as Worster-Drought syndrome, see Familial British dementia.
Worster-Drought syndrome is a form of congenital suprabulbar paresis that occurs in some children with cerebral palsy. It is caused by inadequate development of the corticobulbar tracts and causes problems with the mouth and tongue including impaired swallowing.[1] A similar syndrome in adults is called anterior opercular syndrome.[1][2]
A 1986 study of a family in which multiple members had Worster-Drought Syndrome suggested it might be hereditary.[3]
A 2000 review of cases classified Worster-Drought Syndrome as a form of cerebral palsy, caused by early damage to the brain, but identified no obvious causes during gestation or birth and found some families with a history of the condition.[4]
The syndrome was named after Cecil Charles Worster-Drought, the doctor who discovered it in 1956.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Congenital suprabulbar palsy: a distinct clinical syndrome of heterogeneous aetiology".Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.September 2004;46(9)
- 617–25.doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2004.tb01026.x.PMID:15344522.
- ↑ "Foix-Chavany-Marie (anterior operculum) syndrome in childhood: a reappraisal of Worster-Drought syndrome".Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.February 2000;42(2)
- 122–32.doi:10.1017/S0012162200000232.PMID:10698330.
- ↑ "A family with congenital suprabulbar paresis (Worster-Drought syndrome)".Clinical Genetics.February 1986;29(2)
- 147–50.doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.1986.tb01239.x.PMID:3955865.
- ↑ "Worster-Drought syndrome, a mild tetraplegic perisylvian cerebral palsy. Review of 47 cases".Brain.October 2000;123(10)
- 2160–70.doi:10.1093/brain/123.10.2160.PMID:11004132.
Sources[edit]
- Worster-Drought C."Congenital suprabulbar paresis".The Journal of Laryngology and Otology.August 1956;70(8)
- 453–63.doi:10.1017/S0022215156000115.PMID:13357872.
- Malcolm Ray McNeil, Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders, New York: Thieme, 1997, p. 407.
- Bianca Specht-Moser, "Die Behandlung des Kausystems in der Kinder- und Jugendneurorehabilitation - Elemente eines Rehabilitationspfades" MS Thesis, Danube University Krems, September 2004 (pdf, German)
External links[edit]
- Worster-Drought Syndrome Support Group
- Castillo-Morales Vereinigung English homepage - holistic therapy
- Padovan Speech Therapy
- Worster-Drought Syndrome Support Group twitter page
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