Huilen bij het eten: het krokodillentranensyndroom

- 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.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2005;149:144-5