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Staff-led interventions for improving oral hygiene in patients following stroke [PDF]
, 2010 Background For people with limitations due to neurological conditions such as stroke, the routine practice of oral care may become a challenge. Evidence-based supported oral care intervention is essential for this patient group. Objectives To compare the
Brady, Marian C. +4 more
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Data in Brief, 2021 This data article accompanies the manuscript titled ‘The Test of Masticating and Swallowing Solids (TOMASS): reliability, validity and normative data for the adult Indian population.’ TOMASS is a widely used procedure to assess the effectiveness of solid
Rahul Krishnamurthy +3 more
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Swallowing reflex: analysis of the efficiency of different stimuli on healthy young individuals [PDF]
, 2008 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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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2017 Introduction The Ohkuma questionnaire is a validated screening tool originally used to detect dysphagia among patients hospitalized in Japanese nursing facilities.
Soultana L. Papadopoulou +5 more
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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015 Introduction The literature presents studies correlating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to dysphagia and suggesting that the aspiration laryngeal phenomenon related to changes in the pharyngeal phase contributes significantly to the exacerbation ...
Eduardo Steidl +5 more
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Clinical swallowing assessment in the diagnosis of silent aspiration
Revista CEFAC, 2020 Purpose: to identify, in the clinical assessment of swallowing, signs indicating silent aspiration in ischemic stroke patients. Methods: forty-six patients were assessed, 17 days being the mean time elapsed from the stroke to the swallowing assessment ...
Mariana Zerbetto Fabricio +3 more
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Analysis of alimentary consistency and deglutition time in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy [PDF]
, 2007 PURPOSE: to evaluate the alimentary consistency and the deglutition time in children with Cerebral Palsy. METHODS: 30 children between 0 and 12 years, with Cerebral Paralysis of the quadriplegic spastic type been evaluated, that were under speech ...
Bartolomeu, Renata De Salles +4 more
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SWALLOWING DISORDERS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY, ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION STRATEGIES [PDF]
, 2014 Swallowing is a complex process consisting in transporting food from mouth to the stomach; it involves voluntary and reflex activity of more than 30 nerves and muscles, requiring complex neuromuscular coordination and brainstem and cortical centers for ...
DOGARU Gabriela, STANESCU Ioana
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Medically Unexplained Oropharyngeal Dysphagia at the University Hospital ENT Outpatient Clinic for Dysphagia: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2018 Medically unexplained oropharyngeal dysphagia (MUNOD) is a rare condition. It presents without demonstrable abnormalities in the anatomy of the upper aero-digestive tract and/or swallowing physiology.
Baijens, L.W.J. (Laura) +7 more
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Swallowing Apnea Duration [PDF]
, 2001 The effects of age, gender, bolus volume, and trial on swallowing apnea duration (SAD) and swallow/respiratory phase relationships were examined. Sixty adults, comprised of ten males and ten females in each of three age groups (i.e., 20 to 39, 40 to 59 ...
Hiss, Susan G. +2 more
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