A Duosyndrome of the Laryngeal Nerve

Sucking and swallowing difficulties in infancy: diagnostic problem of dysphagia.

“…Allen, Towsley, and Wilson (1954) described a child who developed stridor in response to various stimuli, such as swallowing. Chapple (1956) referred to swallowing difficulties with stridor associated with weakness of the superior branch of the laryngeal nerve, with facial palsy due to pressure and abnormal posture in utero.…”

“…M' Kenzie, 1925;Chapple, 1956;Apley, 1953;and Cohen, 1955), but the mechanism of the association is not understood. The frequency of facial weakness in these children is interesting.…”