Patient-Reported Outcomes After Swallowing (SWOARs)-Sparing IMRT in Head and Neck Cancers: Primary Results from a Prospective Study Endorsed by the Head and Neck Study Group (HNSG) of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) [PDF]
Objectives To prospectively investigate changes in M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) scores in patients affected by naso- and oropharynx cancer after definitive radiochemotherapy (ChemoRT) using swallowing organs at risk (SWOARs)-sparing IMRT ...
Arcadipane, Francesca+14 more
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Por diversos fatores, ainda não explicados completamente até hoje, pode haver a permanência da deglutição infantil após a troca dos dentes decíduos e esta deglutição é classificada como deglutição atípica.
Almiro José Machado Júnior+1 more
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Effects of Laryngeal Restriction on Pharyngeal Peristalsis and Biomechanics: Clinical Implications [PDF]
To date, rehabilitative exercises aimed at strengthening the pharyngeal muscles have not been developed due to the inability to successfully overload and fatigue these muscles during their contraction, a necessary requirement for strength training.
Balasubramanian, Gokulakrishnan+5 more
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Deglutition Syncope: Two Case Reports Attributed to Vagal Hyperactivity
Deglutition syncope is a relatively rare cause of syncope that belongs to the category of neurally mediated reflex syncopal syndromes. The phenomenon is related to vagal reflex in context to deglutition causing atrioventricular block and acute reduction ...
Sukhdeep Bhogal+7 more
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The Effects of Lesions in the Dorsolateral Pons on the Coordination of Swallowing and Breathing in Awake Goats [PDF]
The purpose of this retrospective study was to gain insight into the contribution of the dorsolateral pons to the coordination of swallowing and breathing in awake goats.
Bonis, Joshua M.+7 more
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Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been used as a treatment option in the therapy of dysphagia for several years. In a previous review of the literature, it was concluded that NMES might be a valuable adjunct in patients with ...
Miller, Simone+2 more
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Swallowing impairment in neurologic disorders : the role of videofluorographic swallowing study [PDF]
Patients with neurologic diseases almost inevitably develop various degrees of swallowing disorders during their life. Dysphagia is one of the main negative prognostic factors in this class of patients, leading to severe morbidity (i.e.
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Supracricoid Laryngectomy: The Function of the Remaining Arytenoid in Voice and Swallowing
Introduction Supracricoid laryngectomy still has selected indications; there are few studies in the literature, and the case series are limited, a fact that stimulates the development of new studies to further elucidate the structural and functional ...
Elaine Cristina Pires Buzaneli+5 more
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Persistent Feeding and Swallowing Deficits in a Mouse Model of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Disrupted development of oropharyngeal structures as well as cranial nerve and brainstem circuits may lead to feeding and swallowing difficulties in children with 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). We previously demonstrated aspiration-based dysphagia
Lauren Welby+14 more
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Deglutition syncope: A manifestation of vagal hyperactivity following carotid endarterectomy [PDF]
A 61-year-old man with left amaurosis fugax and bilateral >80% internal carotid artery stenoses underwent a left carotid endarterectomy. On the first postoperative day, he developed hypotension, bradycardia, and chest pain with food ingestion.
Endean, Eric D.+3 more
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