Swallowing disorders are quite common in patients with brain damage. Common diseases are stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, brain sequelae due to circulatory arrest, drowning, multiple sclerosis and brain diseases due to metabolic disorders...

Normally, if a child under 2 years old shows signs of tiptoeing without the heel touching the ground, parents do not need to worry too much. However, if after 2 years old, the child still has the condition of tiptoeing not only when walking, but also appearing in daily activities, the child may have some kind of medical condition.