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The effect of metabolic disease caused by hyperammonemia on language disorders and swallowing disorders in children: a case report and narrative review of literature
Toktam Malekishahmahmood * 1, Shamim Ghazi , Fatemeh Haresabadi
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Objective: The present research aims to highlight the impact of hyperammonemia, a common pediatric metabolic disease, on the language and feeding skills of affected children. This will be achieved through a literature review and the presenting of a 2.5-years-old girl diagnosed with hyperammonemia.
Method: The research was conducted on a 2.5-year-old girl who had been diagnosed with a sudden-onset metabolic disorder that resulted in swallowing, speech, and language problems. The child's receptive and productive language and feeding history were obtained through interviews with her mother. Formal and informal tests were used to assess the child's language and feeding skills at two different times after the onset of symptoms.
Results: This study represented a new and unique case of a child with very high levels of ammonia and severe clinical manifestations of cognitive, language, and motor dysfunctions. Although the child did not receive any direct interventions during the study, a secondary assessment revealed slight improvements in some language and oral motor skills, possibly due to maturation and advice provided by members of the rehabilitation team
Keywords: hyperammonemia, metabolic disease, communication, swallowing, feeding
     
Article type: Case Reports | Subject: Rehabilitation Management
Received: 2023/04/27 | Accepted: 2023/10/11
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