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Two Distinct Types of Hypercontractile Esophagus: Classic and Spastic Jackhammer

Gut and Liver, 2016
Hypercontractile esophagus (nicknamed jackhammer esophagus) is a recently defined disease within the esophageal motility disorders classification. Responses to treatments for jackhammer esophagus have been inconsistent in previous trials, possibly due to
Yun Soo Hong, Yang Won Min, Poong-Lyul Rhee   +2 more
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Deep Brain Stimulation for VPS16‐Related Dystonia: A Multicenter Study

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective was to evaluate the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in an international cohort of patients with VPS16‐related dystonia. Methods This observational study collected preoperative and postoperative demographic, clinical, stimulation, genetic, neuroimaging, and neurophysiological data of medically refractory DYT‐VPS16 ...
Tatiana Svorenova, Luigi M. Romito, Ahmet Kaymak, Eoin Mulroy, Laura Cif, Elena Moro, Kirsten E. Zeuner, Simone Zittel, Jan Niklas Petry‐Schmelzer, Doreen Gruber, Liesanne Centen, Alberto Albanese, Miriama Ostrozovicova, Vladimir Han, Veronika Magocova, Kamil Knorovsky, Aurelia Kollova, Barbara Garavaglia, Nico Golfrè‐Andreasi, Chiara Reale, Alberto Mazzoni, Giovanna Zorzi, Roberto Eleopra, Vincenzo Levi, Thomas Foltynie, Patricia Limousin, Harith Akram, Ludvic Zrinzo, Francesca Magrinelli, David Murphy, Henry Houlden, Manju A. Kurian, Claudio Baiata, Steffen Paschen, Katja Lohmann, Jens Volkmann, Wolfgang Hamel, Michael T. Barbe, Martje E. van Egmond, MAJ Tijssen, Lubos Ambro, Veronika Jurkova, Robert Jech, Petra Havrankova, Juliane Winkelmann, Michael Zech, Matej Skorvanek   +46 more
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Avaliação clínica e videofluoroscópica de pacientes com distúrbios da deglutição - estudo comparativo em dois grupos etários: adultos e idosos Clinical and radiological study of swallowing in patients with deglutition disorders, classified into two age groups: adults and older people

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2006
RACIONAL: As anomalias do processo da deglutição têm etiologia multifatorial e complexa. A videofluoroscopia da deglutição tem sido apontada como o exame de maior utilidade na investigação diagnóstica desses casos.
Heloisa Sawada Suzuki, Ary Nasi, Sérgio Ajzen, Tereza Bilton, Elaine Palinkas Sanches   +4 more
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Exenatide Once Weekly in the Treatment of Patients with Multiple System Atrophy

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Exenatide, a glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonist, has neuroprotective effects in preclinical models of multiple system atrophy (MSA). We investigated these effects in a proof‐of‐concept clinical trial. Methods In this single‐center, randomized, open label trial, participants with MSA were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive ...
Nirosen Vijiaratnam, Christine Girges, Martin Wiegand, Claudia Ismail, Alexandra Lameirinhas, Alison Yarnall, Cameron Kirk, Silvia Del‐Din, Lynn Rochester, Christopher Kobylecki, Gareth Ambler, Simon Skene, Henry Houlden, Viorica Chelban, Amanda Heslegrave, Wendy Phillips, Alan Whone, Niall Quinn, Christian Lambert, Charlotte Dore, Huw R. Morris, Mathew H. Horrocks, Ji Eun Lee, Judi O'Shaughnessy, Yazhou Li, Nigel H. Greig, Sonia Gandhi, Vincenzo Libri, Dilan Athauda, Tom Foltynie   +29 more
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Videofluoroscopic analysis of different volumes of liquid bolus swallowing in healthy individuals: comparison between height and sex

Clinics
OBJECTIVE: The volume of swallowed bolus affects the pharyngeal transit duration. The sex and corporal height of individuals may likely influence this effect.
Marcia Regina Kfouri Bernardi Regueiro, Weslania Viviane Nascimento, Luana Casari Parreira, Roberto Oliveira Dantas   +3 more
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Synovial Sarcoma in Head and Neck: A Case Report

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014
Introduction Synovial sarcoma is a malignant tumor of mesenchymal pluripotent cells. Objectives We present a case of synovial sarcoma in the posterolateral wall of the oropharynx. Resumed report The patient, a 23-year-old woman,
Adriano Santana Fonseca, Amanda Canário Andrade Azevedo, Fabíola Moreira Magalhães, Nilvano Alves de Andrade   +3 more
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Associations of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life with age, oral status, and oral function among psychiatric inpatients in Japan: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2020
Background As the general population of Japan ages, the population of hospitalized psychiatric patients is also ageing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) with age and oral health,
Satoru Haresaku, Fuyuko Nakashima, Yayoi Hara, Madoka Kuroki, Hisae Aoki, Keiko Kubota, Toru Naito   +6 more
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Early life functional transitions impact craniofacial morphology in osteogenesis imperfecta

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Early life behaviors have a profound role in shaping adult craniofacial morphology. During early life, all mammals undergo the dynamic transition from suckling to mastication, a period coinciding with rapid cranial biomineralization. Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a genetic disorder that impacts the production of type I collagen, disrupts ...
Courtney A. Miller, Tanusha Emanuel, Rachel A. Menegaz   +2 more
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Dental management in dysphagia syndrome patients with previously acquired brain damages

Dental Research Journal, 2012
Dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing food (semi-solid or solid), liquid, or both. Difficulty in swallowing affects approximately 7% of population, with risk incidence increasing with age.
Ennio Bramanti, Claudio Arcuri, Francesco Cecchetti, Gabriele Cervino, Riccardo Nucera, Marco Cicciù   +5 more
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Deglutition Disorders during Stroke: Clinical, Paraclinical and Prognostic Aspects in the Neurology Department of Conakry University Hospital

, 2023
M Camara, Mariela Dore, Touré ML, Diallo MT, L Touré, Sény Youla, Konate IS, Barry LF, Camara MS, Conde MS, Conde ML, Djibo Hamani AB, Cisse FA   +12 more
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