Control of Drooling with Transdermal Scopolamine in a Child with Cerebral Palsy
- 12 November 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
- Vol. 33 (11) , 1013-1014
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.1991.tb14818.x
Abstract
Transdermal scopolamine patches (1.5 mg) were used to control drooling in a two-year-old boy with severe spastic quadriparetic cerebral palsy and developmental delay. He responded well to the continuous scopolamine therapy, with a decrease in drooling, and a secondary decrease in respiratory distress and frequency of suctioning. No significant side-effects were noted.Keywords
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