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Choking episodes

MedGen UID:
906934
Concept ID:
C4280747
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0030842

Definition

Incidents in which a piece of food or other objects get stuck in the upper airway and provoke coughing, gagging, inability to talk, and difficulty breathing. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

DEGCAGS syndrome
MedGen UID:
1794177
Concept ID:
C5561967
Disease or Syndrome
DEGCAGS syndrome is an autosomal recessive syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay, coarse and dysmorphic facial features, and poor growth and feeding apparent from infancy. Affected individuals have variable systemic manifestations often with significant structural defects of the cardiovascular, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and/or skeletal systems. Additional features may include sensorineural hearing loss, hypotonia, anemia or pancytopenia, and immunodeficiency with recurrent infections. Death in childhood may occur (summary by Bertoli-Avella et al., 2021).
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 31B
MedGen UID:
1841095
Concept ID:
C5830459
Disease or Syndrome
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-31B (DEE31B) is an autosomal recessive neurologic disorder with early-onset epilepsy, generalized muscular hypotonia, visual impairment, and severe neurodevelopmental delay (Yigit et al., 2022).

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PubMed

Chorti MS, Prokopakis EP, Lahanas VA, Bessas Z, Papadakis Y, Velegrakis SG, Papagiannis Y, Kaffes T
B-ENT 2013;9(1):53-6. PMID: 23641591
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Remacle M
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Dec;16(6):511-5. doi: 10.1097/moo.0b013e328313bb94. PMID: 19023906

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Duncan DR, Liu E, Growdon AS, Larson K, Rosen RL
Hosp Pediatr 2022 Dec 1;12(12):1030-1043. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006550. PMID: 36336644Free PMC Article
Tiwari C, Nagdeve N, Saoji R, Nama N, Khan MA
J Mother Child 2021 Jul 13;24(4):2-8. doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20202404.d-20-00004. PMID: 34252993Free PMC Article
Arantes ALAE, Neves FS, Campos AAL, Pereira Netto M
Rev Paul Pediatr 2018 Jul-Sep;36(3):353-363. Epub 2018 Jul 10 doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;3;00001. PMID: 29995141Free PMC Article
Hayes NM, Chidekel A
Del Med J 2004 Sep;76(9):335-40. PMID: 15510972
Hadjikoutis S, Eccles R, Wiles CM
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000 May;68(5):601-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.68.5.601. PMID: 10766890Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Whited T, Stevenson S
J Pediatr Health Care 2021 Nov-Dec;35(6):624-629. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.06.001. PMID: 34736560
Tiwari C, Nagdeve N, Saoji R, Nama N, Khan MA
J Mother Child 2021 Jul 13;24(4):2-8. doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20202404.d-20-00004. PMID: 34252993Free PMC Article
Rodríguez H, Passali GC, Gregori D, Chinski A, Tiscornia C, Botto H, Nieto M, Zanetta A, Passali D, Cuestas G
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012 May 14;76 Suppl 1:S84-91. Epub 2012 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.010. PMID: 22365376
Hayes NM, Chidekel A
Del Med J 2004 Sep;76(9):335-40. PMID: 15510972
Aloe FS, Thorpy MJ
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 1995 Mar;53(1):46-52. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1995000100008. PMID: 7575208

Therapy

Duncan DR, Liu E, Growdon AS, Larson K, Rosen RL
Hosp Pediatr 2022 Dec 1;12(12):1030-1043. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006550. PMID: 36336644Free PMC Article
Halfpenny R, Stewart A, Kelly P, Conway E, Smith C
Syst Rev 2021 Dec 13;10(1):312. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01861-9. PMID: 34903269Free PMC Article
Raczyńska A, Gulczyńska E
Dev Period Med 2019;23(2):117-124. doi: 10.34763/devperiodmed.20192302.117124. PMID: 31280248Free PMC Article
Lechien JR, Huet K, Khalife M, Fourneau AF, Finck C, Delvaux V, Piccaluga M, Harmegnies B, Saussez S
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Jun;275(6):1513-1524. Epub 2018 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-4951-2. PMID: 29582172
Karkos PD, Benton J, Leong SC, Karkanevatos A, Badran K, Srinivasan VR, Temple RH, Issing WJ
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2007 May;264(5):513-7. Epub 2007 Feb 14 doi: 10.1007/s00405-006-0222-8. PMID: 17404773

Prognosis

Sui X, Deng C, Wang L, Li D, Chen S, Zhang B, Li B, Xi X, Hu Z, Wu W, Wu J, Li L
Gastrointest Endosc 2023 Dec;98(6):893-900. Epub 2023 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2023.07.001. PMID: 37423534
Watanabe M, Shiraishi W, Yamasaki R, Isobe N, Sawatsubashi M, Yasumatsu R, Nakagawa T, Kira JI
Brain Behav 2018 Jun;8(6):e00999. Epub 2018 May 21 doi: 10.1002/brb3.999. PMID: 29781209Free PMC Article
Thacker A, Abdelnoor A, Anderson C, White S, Hollins S
Disabil Rehabil 2008;30(15):1131-8. doi: 10.1080/09638280701461625. PMID: 18666021
Hadjikoutis S, Pickersgill TP, Dawson K, Wiles CM
Brain 2000 Sep;123 ( Pt 9):1863-73. doi: 10.1093/brain/123.9.1863. PMID: 10960050
Hadjikoutis S, Eccles R, Wiles CM
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000 May;68(5):601-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.68.5.601. PMID: 10766890Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Raczyńska A, Gulczyńska E, Talar T
J Mother Child 2021 Dec 1;25(4):269-276. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20212504.d-22-00008. PMID: 35675828Free PMC Article
Watanabe M, Shiraishi W, Yamasaki R, Isobe N, Sawatsubashi M, Yasumatsu R, Nakagawa T, Kira JI
Brain Behav 2018 Jun;8(6):e00999. Epub 2018 May 21 doi: 10.1002/brb3.999. PMID: 29781209Free PMC Article
Lechien JR, Huet K, Khalife M, Fourneau AF, Finck C, Delvaux V, Piccaluga M, Harmegnies B, Saussez S
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Jun;275(6):1513-1524. Epub 2018 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-4951-2. PMID: 29582172
Elkay M, Poduri A, Prabhu SP, Bergin AM, Kothare SV
Pediatr Neurol 2010 Nov;43(5):355-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.05.027. PMID: 20933181
Hadjikoutis S, Eccles R, Wiles CM
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000 May;68(5):601-4. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.68.5.601. PMID: 10766890Free PMC Article

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