Abnormal nutritive sucking as an indicator of neonatal brain injury

S Shandley, G Capilouto, E Tamilia, DM Riley… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A term neonate is born with the ability to suck; this neuronal network is already formed and
functional by 28 weeks gestational age and continues to evolve into adulthood. Because of …

Quantifying neonatal sucking performance: promise of new methods

GJ Capilouto, TJ Cunningham… - Seminars in Speech …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Neonatal feeding has been traditionally understudied so guidelines and evidence-based
support for common feeding practices are limited. A major contributing factor to the paucity of …

A comparison of the nutritive sucking performance of full term and preterm neonates at hospital discharge: a prospective study

GJ Capilouto, TJ Cunningham, PJ Giannone… - Early human …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Studies show that 40% to 70% of premature infants exhibit both immature and
atypical feeding ability. To establish thresholds of performance and develop efficacious …

Photoplethysmography: a measure for the function of the autonomic nervous system in focal impaired awareness seizures

R El Atrache, E Tamilia… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Photoplethysmography (PPG) reflects variations of blood perfusion in tissues,
which may signify seizure‐related autonomic changes. The aim of this study is to assess the …

Photoplethysmographic evaluation of generalized tonic‐clonic seizures

F Mohammadpour Touserkani, E Tamilia… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Photoplethysmography (PPG) is an optical technique measuring variations of
blood perfusion in peripheral tissues. We evaluated alterations in PPG signals in …

An automated system for the analysis of newborns' oral-motor behavior

E Tamilia, D Formica, A Scaini… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The assessment of oral-motor behavior (OMB) represents one the earliest noninvasive ways
to evaluate newborns' well-being and neuromotor behavior. This work aimed at develo** …

Supporting oral feeding skills through bottle selection

E Ross, L Fuhrman - Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders …, 2015 - ASHA
Infants who have feeding difficulties often struggle with coordinating sucking, swallowing,
and breathing, and have difficulty eating sufficient quantities for adequate growth. Speech …

Nutritive sucking abnormalities and brain microstructural abnormalities in infants with established brain injury: a pilot study

E Tamilia, MS Parker, M Rocchi, F Taffoni… - Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Objective To determine the relationship between nutritive sucking and microstructural
integrity of sensorimotor tracts in newborns with brain injury. Study design Diffusion imaging …

Fiabilidad y validez del cuestionario observacional de las conductas de alimentación en neonatos prematuros (COCANP)

A Vallés-Sasot, J Vila-Rovira, Ó García-Algar… - Revista de logopedia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objetivo Es conocida la preocupación por las dificultades de alimentación en neonatos
prematuros. Con el objetivo de disponer de un instrumento que recoja las características y …

Borjibot: A soft robotic device performing pressure and torsional stimuli for neonates oral-motor rehabilitation

P Vela-Anton, C Nina, V Ticllacuri… - 2020 8th IEEE RAS …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design and prototype of a soft robotic device to rehabilitate the
sucking capacities of preterm neonates. The soft robot utilizes elastomeric pneumatic …