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Using VitalStim to Counter Dysphagia in Kids with CP

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Using VitalStim to Counter Dysphagia in Kids with CP

Shasta Kearns Moore
Apr 26, 2014
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Using VitalStim to Counter Dysphagia in Kids with CP

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When Malachi was first born and in the NICU, he ate more readily and gained weight faster than his identical twin. For several months, he was the larger of the two.

It was not to last. He began to develop a strange behavior during breastfeeding. He would suck for a while and then it was if something sharp poked him in the mouth. He would rear back and cr…

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