Clinical Study

Contemporary Surgical Management of Severe Sialorrhea in Children

Table 1

Demographics and causes of sialorrhea in 16 children with severe sialorrhea treated surgically.

SexMales11
Females5

Age6–14 years(Median 10 years)

CausesCerebral palsy10 (3 epilepsy)
Genetic syndromes4 (2 epilepsy)
Oligodendroma1 (epilepsy)
Global delay/autism1

Previous surgery 1 male: bilateral tympanic neurectomies and unilateral chorda tympani neurectomy