Article
The impact of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of drooling in children with cerebral palsy secondary to Congenital Zika Syndrome: an observational study
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SALES, Henrique F. et al. The impact of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of drooling in children with cerebral palsy secondary to Congenital Zika Syndrome: an observational study. Neurological Research, 2020.
0161-6412
10.1080/01616412.2020.1820698
Autor
Sales, Henrique F
Cerqueira, Caroline
Vaz, Daniel
Rios, Débora Medeiros
Franceschi, Giulia Armani
Lucena, Pedro H
Sternberg, Carla
Nóbrega, Ana C
Luze, Cleber
Fonseca, Danilo
Carvalho, Alessandra L
Monteiro, Larissa
Siqueira, Isadora Cistina de
Bandeira, Igor D
Lucena, Rita
Resumen
Coordenação de
Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil
(CAPES) – Finance Code 001. Objective: The main aim of this study was to determine the impact of botulinum toxin A (BTXA)
on severity and frequency of drooling in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) secondary to
Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS).
Methods: This is a prospective longitudinal observational study including 23 children who
received bilateral injections of BTX in the parotid and submandibular glands. The Thomas-
Stonell & Greenberg Drooling Severity and Frequency Scale was applied by a multidisciplinary
team including Speech, Language and Hearing professionals. The Global Impression of
Improvement (GII) Scale was also applied to assess parents’ subjective perceptions of therapeutic
response. Swallowing was assessed using Doppler ultrasonography. Univariate logistic
regression was used to analyse differences between responders and non-responders.
Results: Participant age varied from 27 to 38 months (mean 31.78, SD = 2.61) all
presented with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) V. Drooling Severity
and Frequency Scale scores ranged from 7 to 9 points (median = 9) prior to BTX
administration and from 4 to 6 (median = 6) after. Pre- and post-treatment reduction in
drooling severity occurred (Z = −3.746; p < 0.001). No cases of drooling worsening were
reported. Only two subjects presented adverse effects attributed to BTX administration.
Correlation was only confirmed with GII.
Discussion: This article presents the safe and positive impact of BTX-A administration guided
by anatomical references described in the literature, even on children with microcephaly.
Further studies are needed to facilitate the use of Doppler ultrasonography as a tool to
characterize changes in sensory processing and motor response following intraoral input in
children with CP.