Worster-Drought syndrome
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Worster-Drought syndrome is a form of congenital suprabulbar paresis that occurs in some children with cerebral palsy
. It is caused by inadequate development of the corticobulbar tract
s and causes problems with the mouth and tongue including impaired swallowing. A similar syndrome in adults is called anterior opercular syndrome.
A 1986 study of a family in which multiple members had Worster-Drought Syndrome suggested it might be hereditary.
A 2000 review of cases classified Worster-Drought Syndrome as a form of cerebral palsy, caused by early damage to the brain, but identified no obvious causes during gestation or birth and found some families with a history of the condition.
The syndrome was named after Cecil Charles Worster-Drought
, the doctor who discovered it in 1956.
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
. It is caused by inadequate development of the corticobulbar tract
Corticobulbar tract
The corticobulbar tract is a white matter pathway connecting the cerebral cortex to the brainstem. The 'bulb' is an archaic term for the medulla oblongata; in modern clinical usage, it sometimes includes the pons as well...
s and causes problems with the mouth and tongue including impaired swallowing. A similar syndrome in adults is called anterior opercular syndrome.
A 1986 study of a family in which multiple members had Worster-Drought Syndrome suggested it might be hereditary.
A 2000 review of cases classified Worster-Drought Syndrome as a form of cerebral palsy, caused by early damage to the brain, but identified no obvious causes during gestation or birth and found some families with a history of the condition.
The syndrome was named after Cecil Charles Worster-Drought
Cecil Charles Worster-Drought
Cecil Charles Worster-Drought was an English physician. He discovered and named Worster-Drought syndrome....
, the doctor who discovered it in 1956.
Sources
- Malcolm Ray McNeil, Clinical Management of Sensorimotor Speech Disorders, New York: Thieme, 1997, p. 407.
- Bianca Specht-Moser, "Die Behandlung des Kausystems in der Kinder- und Jugendneurorehabilitation - Elemente eines Rehabilitationspfades" MS Thesis, Danube University KremsDanube University KremsDanube University Krems calls itself "the only state-funded university throughout Europe that has specialized in post-graduate academic studies"...
, September 2004 (pdf, German)