SIDEROPENIC ANEMIA AND GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN CHILDREN WITH CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE

Key words: Reflux oesophagitis, Gastro-oesophageal reflux, Sideropenic anemia, Malnutrition, Central nervous system damage

Gastrointestinal motor disorder occur frequently in children with brain damage. In particular, gastro-oesophageal reflux may be present in 75% of cases. Paediatricians should be alerted that sideropenic anemia may be the only sign of gastro-oesophageal reflux in these children. A case-series is reported.