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MedGen UID:
786047
Concept ID:
C3665983
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
HPO: HP:0012523

Definition

Reluctance or refusal of a child to be breastfed or eat, manifested as gagging, vomiting, turning head away from food, or avoidance of sensation in or around the mouth (i.e. toothbrushing or face-washing). [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Cardiac malformation, cleft lip/palate, microcephaly, and digital anomalies
MedGen UID:
318752
Concept ID:
C1832950
Disease or Syndrome
Jeffries-Lakhani neurodevelopmental syndrome
MedGen UID:
1854360
Concept ID:
C5935596
Disease or Syndrome
Jeffries-Lakhani neurodevelopmental syndrome (JELANS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypotonia, early-onset seizures, and global developmental delay apparent from infancy. Affected individuals have motor delay, speech delay, and impaired intellectual development, and about half of patients are nonambulatory and/or nonverbal. Some patients have cardiac arrhythmia, but congenital cardiac septal defects are only rarely observed. Additional features may include feeding difficulties, recurrent infections, ocular defects, and nonspecific dysmorphic features. Premature death due to cardiac arrhythmia or epilepsy may occur (Jeffries et al., 2024).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Puoti MG, Köglmeier J
Nutrients 2022 Dec 23;15(1) doi: 10.3390/nu15010062. PMID: 36615720Free PMC Article
Bandstra NF, Huston PL, Zvonek K, Heinz C, Piccione E
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Aug 10;63(8):2497-2507. Epub 2020 Jul 13 doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00038. PMID: 32658602
Chiatto F, Coletta R, Aversano A, Warburton T, Forsythe L, Morabito A
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2019 Mar;43(3):412-418. Epub 2018 Sep 25 doi: 10.1002/jpen.1433. PMID: 30251268

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chiong TXB, Tan MLN, Lim TSH, Quak SH, Aw MM
Nutrients 2024 Oct 24;16(21) doi: 10.3390/nu16213608. PMID: 39519441Free PMC Article
Starosta RT, Lee AJ, Toolan ER, He M, Wongkittichote P, Daniel EJP, Radenkovic S, Budhraja R, Pandey A, Sharma J, Morava E, Nguyen H, Dickson PI
Mol Genet Metab 2024 Jun;142(2):108488. Epub 2024 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2024.108488. PMID: 38735264
Murphy HJ, Selewski DT
Neoreviews 2021 Jun;22(6):e382-e391. doi: 10.1542/neo.22-6-e382. PMID: 34074643
Vavolizza RD, Grabski DF, Levin DE, Gander JW
Pediatr Transplant 2019 May;23(3):e13374. Epub 2019 Feb 20 doi: 10.1111/petr.13374. PMID: 30786108
Vlaskamp DRM, Shaw BJ, Burgess R, Mei D, Montomoli M, Xie H, Myers CT, Bennett MF, XiangWei W, Williams D, Maas SM, Brooks AS, Mancini GMS, van de Laar IMBH, van Hagen JM, Ware TL, Webster RI, Malone S, Berkovic SF, Kalnins RM, Sicca F, Korenke GC, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Hildebrand MS, Mefford HC, Jiang Y, Guerrini R, Scheffer IE
Neurology 2019 Jan 8;92(2):e96-e107. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006729. PMID: 30541864Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Chiong TXB, Tan MLN, Lim TSH, Quak SH, Aw MM
Nutrients 2024 Oct 24;16(21) doi: 10.3390/nu16213608. PMID: 39519441Free PMC Article
Tiwari M, Khan WK, Poulton A, Dikshit N, Gandham S, Liu A, Bhurawala H
J Paediatr Child Health 2023 Oct;59(10):1115-1121. Epub 2023 Jun 29 doi: 10.1111/jpc.16462. PMID: 37382081
Pahsini K, Marinschek S, Khan Z, Urlesberger B, Scheer PJ, Dunitz-Scheer M
J Neonatal Perinatal Med 2018;11(3):311-316. doi: 10.3233/NPM-1799. PMID: 30010147
Hopkins J, Cermak SA, Merritt RJ
Nutr Clin Pract 2018 Feb;33(1):99-106. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.1177/0884533617707493. PMID: 28521656
Estrem HH, Pados BF, Park J, Knafl KA, Thoyre SM
J Adv Nurs 2017 Jan;73(1):56-70. Epub 2016 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/jan.13140. PMID: 27601073

Therapy

Goldstein SA, Watkins KJ, Lowery RE, Yu S, Knight RM, Drayton AK, Sayers L, Gaies M
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2022 Mar 1;23(3):e171-e179. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002879. PMID: 34991136
Vavolizza RD, Grabski DF, Levin DE, Gander JW
Pediatr Transplant 2019 May;23(3):e13374. Epub 2019 Feb 20 doi: 10.1111/petr.13374. PMID: 30786108
Vlaskamp DRM, Shaw BJ, Burgess R, Mei D, Montomoli M, Xie H, Myers CT, Bennett MF, XiangWei W, Williams D, Maas SM, Brooks AS, Mancini GMS, van de Laar IMBH, van Hagen JM, Ware TL, Webster RI, Malone S, Berkovic SF, Kalnins RM, Sicca F, Korenke GC, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Hildebrand MS, Mefford HC, Jiang Y, Guerrini R, Scheffer IE
Neurology 2019 Jan 8;92(2):e96-e107. Epub 2018 Dec 12 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006729. PMID: 30541864Free PMC Article
Hopkins J, Cermak SA, Merritt RJ
Nutr Clin Pract 2018 Feb;33(1):99-106. Epub 2017 Dec 14 doi: 10.1177/0884533617707493. PMID: 28521656
Justus K
Pediatr Nurs 1998 Sep-Oct;24(5):474, 478. PMID: 9832908

Prognosis

Yamamichi T, Imanishi Y, Sakai T, Yoshida M, Takayama K, Uga N, Umeda S, Usui N
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Nov 22;40(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05595-8. PMID: 37991549
Grossbauer A, Mnatsakanian A, Costeloe A, Thottam PJ
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Nov;174:111734. Epub 2023 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111734. PMID: 37757707
Mellor X, Schindler T, Saab S, Roesch E, Sferra T, Sankararaman S
Pediatr Pulmonol 2022 Jun;57(6):1557-1561. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1002/ppul.25912. PMID: 35355445
Cordier AG, Laup L, Letourneau A, Le Sache N, Fouquet V, Senat MV, Perrotin F, Rosenblatt J, Sananes N, Jouannic JM, Benoist G, Jani JC, Benachi A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun;57(6):959-967. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1002/uog.22086. PMID: 32462707
Estrem HH, Pados BF, Park J, Knafl KA, Thoyre SM
J Adv Nurs 2017 Jan;73(1):56-70. Epub 2016 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/jan.13140. PMID: 27601073

Clinical prediction guides

Chiong TXB, Tan MLN, Lim TSH, Quak SH, Aw MM
Nutrients 2024 Oct 24;16(21) doi: 10.3390/nu16213608. PMID: 39519441Free PMC Article
Starosta RT, Lee AJ, Toolan ER, He M, Wongkittichote P, Daniel EJP, Radenkovic S, Budhraja R, Pandey A, Sharma J, Morava E, Nguyen H, Dickson PI
Mol Genet Metab 2024 Jun;142(2):108488. Epub 2024 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2024.108488. PMID: 38735264
Lee S, Marshall J, Clarke M, Smith CH
Dysphagia 2024 Aug;39(4):666-683. Epub 2024 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00455-023-10648-0. PMID: 38180625
Yamamichi T, Imanishi Y, Sakai T, Yoshida M, Takayama K, Uga N, Umeda S, Usui N
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Nov 22;40(1):2. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05595-8. PMID: 37991549
Venick RS
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2018 Apr;23(2):219-223. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000514. PMID: 29461274

Recent systematic reviews

Baldwin I, Cho A, Orenstein G, Wilner N, Nicoli D, Smith JR
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2024 Nov;34(9):383-396. Epub 2024 Sep 5 doi: 10.1089/cap.2024.0055. PMID: 39235394
Pinelli J, Symington A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;(4):CD001071. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001071.pub2. PMID: 16235279
Pinelli J, Symington A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2001;(3):CD001071. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001071. PMID: 11686975
Pinelli J, Symington A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(2):CD001071. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001071. PMID: 10796407

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