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Congenital Neurologic Disease

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Congenital neurologic diseases that affect the larynx include a broad range of disorders. Children with laryngeal anomalies typically present with airway and/or swallowing difficulties in infancy and early childhood and then voice complaints in later childhood. The two most common laryngeal anomalies in infants both have a neurologic basis, namely, laryngomalacia and vocal fold motion disorders. Management of these disorders depends on severity and underlying etiology. Of utmost importance in these patients is establishing a safe airway.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Kästley M. Marvin

  2. Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Matthew T. Brigger

  3. Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Matthew T. Brigger

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  2. Division of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, USA

    David O. Francis

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Marvin, K.M., Brigger, M.T. (2020). Congenital Neurologic Disease. In: Weissbrod, P., Francis, D. (eds) Neurologic and Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Larynx. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28852-5_20

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