RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Outcome in congenital stridor (laryngomalacia).
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 215
OP 218
DO 10.1136/adc.52.3.215
VO 52
IS 3
A1 McSwiney, P F
A1 Cavanagh, N P
A1 Languth, P
YR 1977
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/52/3/215.abstract
AB Twenty-one children who had been diagnosed as having laryngomalacia by direct laryngoscopy in infancy were reviewed 7 to 12 years later. The natural history of the disease is documented. A wide variation in the time of onset and duration of the stridor was found and there was a high incidence of feeding difficulties. A previously reported association with mental retardation or cerebral palsy is not confirmed. 4 out of the 21 children had early speech problems.