Maureen A Lefton-Greif

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Long-term follow-up of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children without apparent risk factors
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:1040-8. 2006
  2. ncbi Safety and caregiver satisfaction with gastrostomy in patients with Ataxia Telangiectasia
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    The Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Orphanet J Rare Dis 6:23. 2011
  3. ncbi Schoolchildren with dysphagia associated with medically complex conditions
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, Johns Hopkins Children s Center, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21287 2533, USA
    Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 39:237-48. 2008
  4. ncbi Deglutition and respiration: development, coordination, and practical implications
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Semin Speech Lang 28:166-79. 2007
  5. ncbi Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders: state of health, population trends, and application of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Semin Speech Lang 28:161-5. 2007
  6. ncbi Elevated serum IL-8 levels in ataxia telangiectasia
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Pediatr 156:682-4.e1. 2010
  7. ncbi Evaluation and management of pulmonary disease in ataxia-telangiectasia
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 2533, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 45:847-59. 2010
  8. ncbi Day care increases the risk of respiratory morbidity in chronic lung disease of prematurity
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Suite 3029, 200 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 2533, USA
    Pediatrics 126:632-7. 2010
  9. ncbi Pediatric dysphagia
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The David M Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 19:837-51, ix. 2008
  10. ncbi Polysomnographic values in adolescents with ataxia telangiectasia
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:674-9. 2008

Research Grants

  1. Coordination of Respiration with Deglutition & Phonation in Ataxia-Telangiectasia
    Maureen Lefton Greif; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Long-term follow-up of oropharyngeal dysphagia in children without apparent risk factors
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 41:1040-8. 2006
    ..Early identification and prompt initiation of appropriate treatments are critical for reduction of morbidities associated with dysphagia...
  2. ncbi Safety and caregiver satisfaction with gastrostomy in patients with Ataxia Telangiectasia
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    The Ataxia Telangiectasia Clinical Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Orphanet J Rare Dis 6:23. 2011
    ..The primary purposes of this study were to determine whether GT placement in patients with A-T would be tolerated and associated with caregiver satisfaction...
  3. ncbi Schoolchildren with dysphagia associated with medically complex conditions
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, Johns Hopkins Children s Center, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Baltimore, MD 21287 2533, USA
    Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 39:237-48. 2008
    ....
  4. ncbi Deglutition and respiration: development, coordination, and practical implications
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Semin Speech Lang 28:166-79. 2007
    ..Identification of infants and children at increased risk for oropharyngeal dysphagia and respiratory disease is critical for optimal intervention. Assessment and management considerations are described...
  5. ncbi Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders: state of health, population trends, and application of the international classification of functioning, disability, and health
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Semin Speech Lang 28:161-5. 2007
    ....
  6. ncbi Elevated serum IL-8 levels in ataxia telangiectasia
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
    J Pediatr 156:682-4.e1. 2010
    ..0001). Elevated serum IL-8 levels in patients with A-T suggest that systemic inflammation may contribute to the disease phenotype...
  7. ncbi Evaluation and management of pulmonary disease in ataxia-telangiectasia
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 2533, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 45:847-59. 2010
    ..Gaps in current knowledge and areas for future research in the field of pulmonary disease in A-T are also outlined...
  8. ncbi Day care increases the risk of respiratory morbidity in chronic lung disease of prematurity
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Suite 3029, 200 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 2533, USA
    Pediatrics 126:632-7. 2010
    ..We therefore sought to determine if day care attendance is a significant risk factor for increased respiratory morbidity and symptoms in infants and children with CLDP...
  9. ncbi Pediatric dysphagia
    Maureen A Lefton-Greif
    Department of Pediatrics, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The David M Rubenstein Child Health Building, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 19:837-51, ix. 2008
    ....
  10. ncbi Polysomnographic values in adolescents with ataxia telangiectasia
    Sharon A McGrath-Morrow
    Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:674-9. 2008
    ..Based on these findings, overnight polysomnography should be considered in adolescents with A-T, particularly in those in which there is a clinical suspicion of sleep related breathing abnormalities...
  11. ncbi Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: feeding evaluation and management
    Babar Sultan
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 73:1080-4. 2009
    ..While feeding difficulties have been described in infants with other causes of nasal obstruction (e.g., choanal atresia), little attention has been focused on feeding in infants with CNPAS...
  12. ncbi Ethical and legal challenges in feeding and swallowing intervention for infants and children
    Joan C Arvedson
    Feeding and Swallowing Services, Children s Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
    Semin Speech Lang 28:232-8. 2007
    ....

Research Grants1

  1. Coordination of Respiration with Deglutition & Phonation in Ataxia-Telangiectasia
    Maureen Lefton Greif; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Furthermore, developing A- T as a model will form the basis for applying this non-invasive technology to other children with dysphagia. ..