Crying upon eating: the crocodile-tears syndrome].

Medisch Centrum Rijnmond-Zuid, locatie St. Clara Ziekenhuis, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Olympiaweg 350, 3078 HT Rotterdam. pereirar@mcrz.nl

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 2005 Jan 15

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A male infant who, since birth, had begun to cry as soon as he began to nurse was found to have the crocodile tears syndrome. It is thought that in this condition the lacrimal glands are partially innervated by efferent fibres of the facial nerve (VII). The syndrome may be congenital, but may also be a consequence of an infection or trauma. Treatment is surgical or by the use of botulinum-A toxin.

Citation

R Rodrigues Pereira, W F M Arts. Crying upon eating: the crocodile-tears syndrome]. Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde. 2005 Jan 15;149(3):144-5