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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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BACKGROUND: Up to 50% of ischaemic stroke patients show initial dysphagia, which may persist for months. Guidelines recommend switching nasogastric (NG) to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding at the second week after the stroke if ...
Georg Kägi+5 more
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Swallowing reflex: analysis of the efficiency of different stimuli on healthy young individuals [PDF]
BACKGROUND: the absence or delay of the swallowing reflex is considered a significant sign of dysphagia. Therefore, the therapy traditionally applied to these cases consists in increasing the intra-oral input through cold touches (0 or 00 larynx mirror ...
Motta, Andréa Rodrigues+2 more
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Deglutition pattern in Angle’s Class II malocclusion
Purpose: to analyze the electromyographic activity of the suprahyoid muscles during deglutition in participants with Angle´s Class II malocclusion. Methods: electromyographic data recordings were performed in the supra-hyoid muscles during swallowing ...
Ana Clara Morari+7 more
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A miotomia do cricofaríngeo: artigo de revisão Cricopharyngeal myotomy: review article
A miotomia do cricofaríngeo é um procedimento cirúrgico que pode ser indicado para pacientes com disfagia orofaríngea que, em geral, caracterize-se por distúrbio motor limitado à fase faríngea da deglutição, incoordenação cricofaríngea ou relaxamento ...
Maria Camila Castilho do Amaral+1 more
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Fibrolipoma of the oral cavity: treatment choice in a case with an unusual location [PDF]
Fibro-lipoma has been infrequently found in the oral cavity. Clinical and histological features of an unusual case located alongside the lingual cortical of the mandible are reported.
Patini, Romeo+2 more
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Clinical evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Machado-Joseph disease
CONTEXT: In Machado-Joseph disease, poor posture, dystonia and peripheral neuropathy are extremely predisposing to oropharyngeal dysphagia, which is more commonly associated with muscular dystrophy.
Sabrina Mello Alves Corrêa+4 more
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Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Mucopolysaccharidoses: Evidence from Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are rare inborn errors of metabolism, leading to the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAG) in distinct tissues. We investigated oropharyngeal dysphagia using the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) in patients with ...
Luciana Carneiro+3 more
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Fatal asphyxia due to laryngeal displacement by large-sized prey in a Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis), Brazil [PDF]
: The Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) is a small odontocete distributed from Santa Catarina state, Brazil, to Honduras. Although it is currently considered “near threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, considerable ...
Daniela Bueno Mariani+6 more
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