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Mariah Has Suffered Brain Damage to the Left Frontal Lobe

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Mariah has suffered brain damage to the left frontal lobe of her brain.When she tries to speak,she struggles to produce words and is unable to say them correctly.Mariah has damage to:


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Total Parenteral Nutrition

A method of feeding that bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, providing nutrition directly into the bloodstream through intravenous infusion.

Gastrostomy Feedings

The process of delivering nutrition directly into the stomach through a tube, used when someone cannot eat by mouth.

Tracheoesophageal Fistula

An abnormal connection (fistula) between the trachea and the esophagus, which can lead to breathing and feeding difficulties and often requires surgical correction.

Replogle Tube

A dual-lumen tube used primarily in neonates for gastric decompression and to remove gastric secretions.

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