Laryngeal dysfunction, episodic
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(Laryngeal dyskinesia)
Rare. Cause about 3 % of the neonatal and infantile stridors. Laryngeal dyskinesia is the result of a paradoxical closure of the vocal cords plane during inspiration.
Two entities have been identified:
Anesthetic implications:
management of gastroesophageal reflux, sedative premedication, increased risk of laryngospasm during induction of and awakening from anesthesia.
References :
- Denoyelle F, Garabedian EN, Roger G et al.
Laryngeal dyskinesia as a cause of stridor in infants.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1996;122 :612-6
- Roger G, Denoyelle F, Garabedian EN.
Dysfonction laryngée épisodique.
Arch Pédiatr 2001; 8 (S3): 650-4
- So RJ, Jenks C, Yi J, Ryan MA, Tunkel DE, Walsh JM.
Clinical presentation of paradoxical vocal fold motion or laryngeal dyskinesia in infants.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2022 ; 162 :111304
Updated: November 2022