Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical Drooling Treatment in Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: A Retrospective Cohort Study
VAS for drooling, Drooling Quotient, and Drooling Severity Frequency Scale decreased after all surgical procedures. SMDR showed superior outcomes over SMGE and SDL in the long term. Our data suggest partial recurrence of drooling after SDL and SMGE.
Authors
- Corinne P A Delsing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7587-9791)
- Corrie E. Erasmus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-941X)
- Frank J. A. van den Hoogen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-5599)
- Stijn Bekkers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-9243)
- Karen van Hulst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9456-3450)
- Daan W. A. van den Nieuwenhof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2941-375X)
- Esther J P C van Bergen
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University Medical Center (US)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114807
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39