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. 2007 Sep 7;13(33):4417–4422. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i33.4417

Table 1.

Clinical manifestations of GORD[11]

GOR GORD
Symptoms 'Happy sitter' Regurgitation/persistent vomiting/feeding refusal/ hypersalivation
Arching/irritability/persistent crying
Regurgitation Abdominal pain/heart burn/ hematemesis/chest pain
Vomiting but thriving Sleep disturbance
Silent reflux- stridor, wheezing, cough
Sandifer’s syndrome - head turning episodes to lengthen the oesophagus and LES pressure; repetitive stretching and arching, which gives the appearance of seizure/dystonia
Complications GORD Esophagitis/failure to thrive
Esophagitis Reactive airway disease/ recurrent pneumonia
Apnoea/bradycardia/acute life threatening events
Barrett’s esophagus/esophageal ulceration and perforation/ stricture formation
Anaemia/seizure