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Management of Absent Upper Esophageal Sphincter Opening After Neurological Injury

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the effects of swallowing therapy and cricopharyngeus (CP) muscle surgery on upper esophageal sphincter (UES) opening, oral intake, and airway protection in patients with absent UES opening following neurological injury. CP‐targeted surgeries were associated with improved bolus passage and oral intake, but persistent aspiration ...
Radhika Rawat, Cyrus W. Abrahamson, Kelly Rogers, Jonelyn Langenstein, Jaymie Bromfield, Arjun Seth, James A. Burns, Andrew P. Stein   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploration of Nurses’ Preventive Practices for Aspiration Pneumonia Among Poststroke Patients at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

SAGE Open Nursing
Introduction Patients who have experienced a stroke are at risk of developing aspiration pneumonia. The risk of aspiration pneumonia is often attributed to dysphagia, which is a condition observed in stroke patients due to the weakening of the muscles ...
Yaa Serwaa Frimpong MSc, RN, Menford Owusu Ampomah PhD, RN, Cecilia Eliason PhD, RN, Dorcas Yvonne Berko MPhil, Paed. N, RN, Luke Laari PhD, RN, Paul Kolbugri MPhil, RN   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vocal Fold Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This is the first study to quantify vocal fold atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) using endoscopic imaging. Compared with age‐matched controls, AD/ADRD patients showed significantly greater vocal fold bowing and reduced mucosal wave amplitude, while normalized glottal gap area did not differ.
Byron Kim, Carson Miller, Shruti Dhingra, Mahdi Al‐Ghezi, Emily Wilson, Neel K. Bhatt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time to develop aspiration pneumonia and its predictors among stroke patients admitted at specialized hospitals in Western Amhara during the armed conflict period, 2024

Scientific Reports
Stroke, characterized by a sudden neurologic deficit due to reduced cerebral perfusion, often leads to complications such as aspiration pneumonia. This acute lung infection occurs when substances from the gastrointestinal tract, including endogenous ...
Addisu Getie, Etsubdink Dessalew, Aster Tadesse, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Tadesse Yirga Akalu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of Laryngeal Edema Rating Scales for Extubated Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This scoping review identified existing laryngeal edema rating scales and evaluated whether any are adequately designed for post‐extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors. Across 35 included studies, most used subjective binary classifications and only the RTOG and Patterson Edema scales had operational definitions and reliability/validity ...
Lalita Sabat, Winston Liu, Michael H. Ieong, Lauren F. Tracy, Gintas P. Krisciunas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exocrine Gland Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Therapeutic Perspectives—A Narrative Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Non‐motor symptoms, especially autonomic dysfunction, are major contributors to disability and decreased quality of life in Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite being common and having a wide range of clinical facets, exocrine gland dysfunction is still not well recognized and managed.
Renato P. Munhoz, Marina Farah, Laura Silveira‐Moriyama   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspiration pneumonia in stroke survivors: prevalence and clinical associations at Bolan Medical Complex

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Aspiration pneumonia is a prevalent and severe complication in stroke survivors, substantially affecting morbidity and mortality rates. Early identification of risk factors is crucial for implementing timely prevention and management strategies.
Anjum Farooq, Syed Muhammad Essa, Sara Mandokhail, Wazir Akbar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors of aspiration pneumonia in patients with severe benzodiazepine, zopiclone, or zolpidem overdose

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Benzodiazepines, zopiclone, and zolpidem account for the most common hypnotics overdose in Hong Kong. Patients with severe benzodiazepines, zopiclone, or zolpidem overdose presenting in a comatose state are at risk of development of aspiration
Lo Wa Ng, Tin Yat Anthony Chow, Oi Fung Wong, Chi Keung Chan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enteral Nutrition in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism: A Systematic Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Dysphagia and malnutrition are common in advanced Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism. There is a lack of evidence to guide the use of enteral nutrition in these situations, including whether it improves survival or reduces aspiration pneumonia.
Bradley Lonergan, Matteo Ciocca, Anette Schrag, Yen Tai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impaired oral health: a required companion of bacterial aspiration pneumonia

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Laryngotracheal aspiration has a widely-held reputation as a primary cause of lower respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, and is a major concern of care providers of the seriously ill orelderly frail patient.
John R. Ashford
doaj   +1 more source