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Clinical evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Machado-Joseph disease

open access: yesArquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2010
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
doaj   +1 more source

Deglutition dynamics of patients with obstructive sleep apnea

open access: yesFujita Medical Journal
Objectives: In the present study, we performed a detailed analysis of deglutitive dynamics during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using a methodology developed by Sato et al.
Satoshi Ito   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deglutition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Deglutition is a reflex process of muscular contractions aiming to forward food, saliva or other substances from the oral cavity to stomach. Although deglutition can be caused consciously, in most instances it is caused subconsciously. Frequency of deglutition is one per minute, which means that during day and night more than 1000 swallowing ...
openaire   +2 more sources

A miotomia do cricofaríngeo: artigo de revisão Cricopharyngeal myotomy: review article

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia, 2007
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
doaj   +1 more source

The Adult Ts65Dn Mouse Model of Down Syndrome Shows Altered Swallow Function

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2019
There are increased risks for deglutition disorders in people with Down syndrome (DS). Although mouse models have been used to study the biological underpinnings of DS in other areas, relatively little is known about swallowing phenotypes in these models.
Tiffany J. Glass   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis and Management of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia and Its Nutritional and Respiratory Complications in the Elderly

open access: yesGastroenterology Research and Practice, 2011
Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a major complaint among older people. Dysphagia may cause two types of complications in these patients: (a) a decrease in the efficacy of deglutition leading to malnutrition and dehydration, (b) a decrease in deglutition safety,
Laia Rofes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acoustic Profile of Deglutition

open access: yesExperimental Biology and Medicine, 1967
ConclusionsSound produced by the act of swallowing was used to indicate the occurrence of this event.
R C, Mackowiak   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Digital Technologies for Home‐Based Assessment in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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