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Sandifer syndrome: an unappreciated clinical entity. Dev Med Child Neurol 1980 Jun;22(3):374-8

Date

06/01/1980

Pubmed ID

7390034

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-8749.1980.tb03719.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0018870745 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   45 Citations

Abstract

Five cases of Sandifer syndrome are reported, and the authors suggest that frequently the diagnosis may be overlooked, especially when the patient has a milder or incomplete form of the syndrome. None of the children had hiatal hernia, so this is not an essential requirement for the syndrome. The findings in these five cases suggest that the abnormal posturing associated with this syndrome may be the result of extreme sensitivity of the esophagus to refluxed gastric acid.

Author List

Werlin SL, D'Souza BJ, Hogan WJ, Dodds WJ, Arndorfer RC

Author

Steven L. Werlin MD Emeritus Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Female
Gastric Acidity Determination
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Hernia, Diaphragmatic
Hernia, Hiatal
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Manometry
Posture
Syndrome
Torticollis