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Dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: impact on patient behavior, diet adaptation, and riluzole management [PDF]

, 2017
This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical features associated with deteriorated swallow in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with spinal and bulbar onset, describe the modification of diet and liquid intake, and assess the ...
CAMBIERI, CHIARA, CECCANTI, MARCO, FRASCA, VITTORIO, Gori, Mc, INGHILLERI, Maurizio, ONESTI, EMANUELA, RUOPPOLO, Giovanni, SCHETTINO, ILENIA   +7 more
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The Swallowing Characteristics of Thickeners, Jellies and Yoghurt Observed Using an In Vitro Model [PDF]

, 2019
© The Author(s) 2019 Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in ...
Cook, Michael T., Hamdy, Shaheen, Liu, Fang, McAuley, William, Patel, Simmi, Sun, Yi   +5 more
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Oral Management by a Full-Time Resident Dentist in the Hospital Ward Reduces the Incidence of Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Stroke

International Journal of Dentistry, 2022
Background. A full-time dentist was assigned to a ward at our hospital to improve the quality of oral healthcare for hospitalized patients. A dental care system (DCS) was created to facilitate the collaboration between the full-time dentist and the ...
Kenichiro Ozaki, Satoshi Teranaka, Haruka Tohara, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Satoru Komatsumoto   +4 more
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The relationship between quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) and survival in patients with gastro-oesopohageal cancer [PDF]

, 2008
It remains unclear whether any aspect of quality of life has a role in predicting survival in an unselected cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal cancer. Therefore the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between quality of life (
AB Crumley, AB Crumley, BH von Rahden, D C McMillan, DP Kotler, FM Fang, I Chau, J R Anderson, JM Blazeby, JM Blazeby, JR Siewert, LH Sobin, M McKernan, N Ando, N MacDonald, NK Aaronson, NK Aaronson, P O'Gorman, R C Stuart, SA Hundahl, T Conroy, W Hofstetter, W J Angerson, WD Dewys   +23 more
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Menopausal symptoms are associated with oral sensory complaints in perimenopausal women: an observational study

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Perimenopausal women experience a wide variety of systemic symptoms: hot flashes, sweating, mental health concerns and various oral sensory complaints (OSC).
Tomoharu Taga, Kayoko Ito, Kiyoshi Takamatsu, Mariko Ogawa, Saori Funayama, Makoto Inoue   +5 more
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Swallowing impairment in neurologic disorders : the role of videofluorographic swallowing study [PDF]

, 2018
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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Health‐related quality of life following total minimally invasive, hybrid minimally invasive or open oesophagectomy: a population‐based cohort study

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro, J. H. Kauppila, S. Markar, A. Johar, P. Lagergren   +4 more
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Posterior cricoid region fluoroscopic findings: the posterior cricoid plication. [PDF]

, 2010
The region posterior to the cricoid cartilage is challenging to assess fluoroscopically. The purpose of this investigation is to critically evaluate the posterior cricoid (PC) region on fluoroscopy and describe patterns of common findings.
AR Gordon, Cheryl J. White, GW Friedland, H Butler, Jacqui E. Allen, JL Clements, JL Nosher, K Kendall, O Ekberg, Peter C. Belafsky, Rebecca J. Leonard, RG Pitman, RG Pitman, S McKenzie, WJ Dodds   +14 more
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Impact of early dysphagia intervention on swallowing function and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy or image guided radiation therapy with or without surgery/chemotherapy

Asian Journal of Oncology, 2015
Introduction: Dysphagia is a very common problem associated with head and neck cancer patients. Inspite of best of technologies like Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) or Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), Dysphagia remains a major problem in locally
Rajender Kumar, Hitesh Gupta, Keshavanand Konwar, Ritesh Sharma, Anil Kumar Anand, Sanjay Sachdeva   +5 more
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Incidence of Dysphagia in Patients with Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Arts, 2021
Background: It is essential and evaluates dysphagia among patients with UVCP to help the management, improves the quality of life, and prevents secondary complications.
Ibrahim Eldsoky, Wael Ismaiel
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