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Shandley S, Capilouto G, Tamilia E, Riley DM, Johnson YR, Papadelis C. Abnormal Nutritive Sucking as an Indicator of Neonatal Brain Injury. Front Pediatr 2021; 8:599633. [PMID: 33511093 PMCID: PMC7835320 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.599633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
A term neonate is born with the ability to suck; this neuronal network is already formed and functional by 28 weeks gestational age and continues to evolve into adulthood. Because of the necessity of acquiring nutrition, the complexity of the neuronal network needed to suck, and neuroplasticity in infancy, the skill of sucking has the unique ability to give insight into areas of the brain that may be damaged either during or before birth. Interpretation of the behaviors during sucking shows promise in guiding therapies and how to potentially repair the damage early in life, when neuroplasticity is high. Sucking requires coordinated suck-swallow-breathe actions and is classified into two basic types, nutritive and non-nutritive. Each type of suck has particular characteristics that can be measured and used to learn about the infant's neuronal circuitry. Basic sucking and swallowing are present in embryos and further develop to incorporate breathing ex utero. Due to the rhythmic nature of the suck-swallow-breathe process, these motor functions are controlled by central pattern generators. The coordination of swallowing, breathing, and sucking is an enormously complex sensorimotor process. Because of this complexity, brain injury before birth can have an effect on these sucking patterns. Clinical assessments allow evaluators to score the oral-motor pattern, however, they remain ultimately subjective. Thus, clinicians are in need of objective measures to identify the specific area of deficit in the sucking pattern of each infant to tailor therapies to their specific needs. Therapeutic approaches involve pacifiers, cheek/chin support, tactile, oral kinesthetic, auditory, vestibular, and/or visual sensorimotor inputs. These therapies are performed to train the infant to suck appropriately using these subjective assessments along with the experience of the therapist (usually a speech therapist), but newer, more objective measures are coming along. Recent studies have correlated pathological sucking patterns with neuroimaging data to get a map of the affected brain regions to better inform therapies. The purpose of this review is to provide a broad scope synopsis of the research field of infant nutritive and non-nutritive feeding, their underlying neurophysiology, and relationship of abnormal activity with brain injury in preterm and term infants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabrina Shandley
- Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- NFANT Labs, LLC, Marietta, GA, United States
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, United States
- School of Medicine, Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, United States
- School of Medicine, Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Early Support and Transition (NEST), Developmental Follow-Up Center, Neonatology Department, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, United States
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- Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, United States
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- School of Medicine, Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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Hegyi Szynkiewicz S, Mulheren RW, Palmore KW, O'Donoghue CR, Ludlow CL. Using devices to upregulate nonnutritive swallowing in typically developing infants. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 121:831-837. [PMID: 27471240 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00797.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The role of various sensory stimuli for stimulating swallowing in infants may be of importance for assisting infants to develop oral feeding. We evaluated the swallowing mechanism response to two devices for increasing the rate of nonnutritive swallowing in two typically developing infant age groups, ages 2-4 mo and 7-9 mo. One device was a pacifier familiar to the infant; the other was a small vibrator placed on the skin overlying the thyroid cartilage. The rate of nonnutritive swallowing while infants were awake was compared in three 10-min conditions: at rest without stimulation (spontaneous); during nonnutritive sucking with a pacifier; and over 10 min containing 18 epochs of vibratory stimulation for 10 s each. To assess whether vibration on the throat over the laryngeal area altered respiration, the mean cycle length was compared between 10-min intervals either containing vibratory stimulation or without stimulation at rest. Both the pacifier and laryngeal vibration stimulation doubled the rate of swallowing in the infants with a mean age of 3 mo 16 days and infants with a mean age of 8 mo 8 days. No differences occurred in the mean respiratory cycle length between intervals with and without vibration in either age group. Results suggest that nonnutritive sucking, vibration, or both might be beneficial in enhancing swallowing in young infants. Because vibration on the neck would not interfere with oral transfer of liquid, it might provide additional stimulation for swallowing during oral feeding. Both stimulation types should be evaluated for enhancing swallowing in infants with immature swallowing skills.
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- Sarah Hegyi Szynkiewicz
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Ferguson NF, Estis J, Evans K, Dagenais PA, VanHangehan J. A Retrospective Examination of Prandial Aspiration in Preterm Infants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1044/sasd24.4.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Purpose
We conducted this retrospective study to identify potential signs of aspiration in preterm infants based on crib-side nursing documentation.
Study Design and Methods
A total of 2,590 bottle-feedings were examined for signs of distress across 41 preterm infants who were referred for a swallowing evaluation. All infants underwent either a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VSS) or upper gastrointestinal study (GIS). Physiologic and behavioral warning signs were coded across feedings 10 days prior to the imaging study. Presence or absence of documented aspiration during VSS/GIS was coded for each infant.
Results
Distress signs were documented in seven percent of oral feeding attempts. Aspiration was more common when the crib-side nurse documented coughing (LR+, 8.77; 95% CI, .99–77.09), compromised oxygen saturation levels (LR+, 2.15; CI, .86–5.47), and tachypnea (LR+, 2.15; CI, .28–3.01) during bottle-feeding.
Clinical Implications
Evidence-based distress signs that signal increased suspicion for prandial aspiration will facilitate correct clinical judgments at crib-side. Early identification and prevention of prandial aspiration improves health outcomes for preterm infants.
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Affiliation(s)
- Neina F. Ferguson
- Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
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- Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
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- Department of Speech-Pathology and Audiology, Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
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- Department of Speech-Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
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Brisebois S, Samson N, Fortier PH, Doueik AA, Carreau AM, Praud JP. Effects of reflux laryngitis on non-nutritive swallowing in newborn lambs. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2014; 200:57-63. [PMID: 24893350 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Reflux laryngitis in infants may be involved not only in laryngeal disorders, but also in disorders of cardiorespiratory control through its impact on laryngeal function. Our objective was to study the effect of reflux laryngitis on non-nutritive swallowing (NNS) and NNS-breathing coordination. Two groups of six newborn lambs, randomized into laryngitis and control groups, were surgically instrumented for recording states of alertness, swallowing and cardiorespiratory variables without sedation. A mild to moderate reflux laryngitis was induced in lambs from the experimental group. A significant decrease in the number of NNS bursts and apneas was observed in the laryngitis group in active sleep (p=0.03). In addition, lower heart and respiratory rates, as well as prolonged apnea duration (p<0.0001) were observed. No physiologically significant alterations in NNS-breathing coordination were observed in the laryngitis group. We conclude that a mild to moderate reflux laryngitis alters NNS burst frequency and autonomous control of cardiac activity and respiration in lambs.
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- Simon Brisebois
- Department of Surgery, ENT Division, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4
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- Department of Pediatrics, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4; Department of Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4
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- Department of Surgery, ENT Division, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4
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- Department of Pathology, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4
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- Department of Pediatrics, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4; Department of Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4
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- Department of Pediatrics, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4; Department of Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4; Department of Surgery, ENT Division, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001 12(e) Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke (QC), Canada J1H 5N4.
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Duvareille C, St-Hilaire M, Samson N, Bakirtzian P, Brisebois S, Boheimier M, Djeddi DD, Doueik AA, Praud JP. Effects of postnatal environmental tobacco smoke on non-nutritive swallowing-breathing coordination in newborn lambs. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2013; 185:446-53. [PMID: 22947218 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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While prenatal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is a well-known risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome, the effect of postnatal ETS exposure is less clear. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of postnatal ETS exposure on non-nutritive swallowing (NNS) and NNS-breathing coordination, which are crucial to prevent aspiration related-cardiorespiratory events. Eighteen newborn lambs (6 per group) were randomly exposed to either 10 cigarettes/day, 20 cigarettes/day or room air for 15 days. Lambs were instrumented for recording states of alertness, swallowing, electrocardiogram and breathing; recordings were performed in non-sedated lambs at the end of ETS exposure. Urinary cotinine/creatinine ratio confirmed relevant real-life exposure. Postnatal ETS exposure had no effect on NNS frequency but tended to decrease inspiratory NNS (p=0.07) during quiet sleep. No effect on respiratory or heart rate (p>0.6), apnea index (p=0.2) or sleep states (p=0.3) was observed. In conclusion, postnatal ETS exposure in lambs had only mild effects on NNS-breathing coordination.
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- Charles Duvareille
- Neonatal Respiratory Research Unit, Departments of Pediatrics and Physiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke J1H 5N4, QC, Canada
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Ayuse T, Ayuse T, Ishitobi S, Yoshida H, Nogami T, Kurata S, Hoshino Y, Oi K. The mandible advancement may alter the coordination between breathing and the non-nutritive swallowing reflex. J Oral Rehabil 2010; 37:336-45. [PMID: 20337868 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The coordination between nasal breathing and non-nutritive swallowing serves as a protective reflex against potentially asphyxiating material, i.e. saliva and secretions, entering the respiratory tract. Although this protective reflex is influenced by positional changes in the head and body, the effect of mandible position on this reflex is not fully understood. We examined the effect of mandible advancement associated with mouth opening on the coordination between nasal breathing and non-nutritive swallowing induced by continuous infusion of distilled water into the pharyngeal cavity. The combination of mandible advancement and mouth opening increased the duration of swallowing apnoea and submental electromyographic burst duration. When the mandible was advanced with the mouth open, the duration of swallowing apnoea increased significantly compared with the centric position (0.79 +/- 0.23 vs. 0.64 +/- 0.12 s, P < 0.05, n = 12), and the duration of submental electromyographic activity increased significantly (2.11 +/- 0.63 vs. 1.46 +/- 0.25 s, P < 0.05, n = 12). Mandible advancement with mouth opening altered the respiratory phase resetting during swallowing and the timing of swallow in relation to respiratory cycle phase. We conclude that mandible re-positioning may strongly influence the coordination between nasal breathing and non-nutritive swallowing by altering respiratory parameters and by inhibiting movement of the tongue-jaw complex.
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- T Ayuse
- Department of Special Care Dentistry, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
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Central pattern generation involved in oral and respiratory control for feeding in the term infant. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 17:187-93. [PMID: 19417662 DOI: 10.1097/moo.0b013e32832b312a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Drinking and eating are essential skills for survival and benefit from the coordination of several pattern generating networks and their musculoskeletal effectors to achieve safe swallows. Oralpharyngoesophageal motility develops during infancy and early childhood, and is influenced by various factors, including neuromuscular maturation, dietary and postural habits, arousal state, ongoing illnesses, congenital anomalies, and the effects of medical or surgical interventions. Gastroesophageal reflux is frequent in neonates and infants, and its role in neonatal morbidity including dysphagia, chronic lung disease, or apparent life-threatening events is not well understood. This review highlights recent studies aimed at understanding the development of oral feeding skills, and cross-system interactions among the brainstem, spinal, and cerebral networks involved in feeding. RECENT FINDINGS Functional linkages between suck-swallow and swallow-respiration manifest transitional forms during late gestation through the first year of life, which can be delayed or modified by sensory experience or disease processes, or both. Relevant central pattern generator (CPG) networks and their neuromuscular targets attain functional status at different rates, which ultimately influences cross-system CPG interactions. Entrainment of trigeminal primary afferents accelerates pattern genesis for the suck CPG and transition-to-oral feed in the RDS preterm infant. SUMMARY The genesis of within-system CPG control for rate and amplitude scaling matures differentially for suck, mastication, swallow, and respiration. Cross-system interactions among these CPGs represent targets of opportunity for new interventions, which optimize experience-dependent mechanisms to promote safe swallows among newborn and pediatric patients.
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