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Aging-associated differences between perioral and trunk muscle characteristics
The physiological and functional changes from aging affect the systemic and swallowing muscles. While ultrasound is used to examine muscle characteristics, no previous studies have examined the relationship between age and perioral and trunk muscle ...
Sirinthip Amornsuradech +5 more
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Introduction Technological advances have provided a large variety of instruments to view the swallowing event, aiding in the evaluation, diagnosis, and monitoring of disturbances.
Hellen Nataly Correia Lagos +4 more
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Journal of Vascular Surgery 46 (2007) 581-581.
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla. ( host institution ) +2 more
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Background Aspiration pneumonia, which often recurs due to dysphagia, worsens as patients move between homes, facilities, and hospitals. The impact of pre-hospital living setting on oral intake at discharge remains unclear.
Kohei Yamaguchi +9 more
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia in elderly persons: Etiology, pathophysiology and symptomatology
Swallowing disorders can occur at any age, although they occur more often in old age when the physiology of swallowing changes due to aging. Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a very common clinical condition affecting 13% of the total population over 65 years ...
Petrovic-Lazic Mirjana +2 more
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New image analysis of large food particles can discriminate experimentally suppressed mastication [PDF]
Objective parameters that could provide a basis for food texture selection for elderly or dysphagic patients have not been established. We, therefore, aimed to develop a precise method of measuring large particles (>2 mm in diameter) in a bolus and an ...
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Eighty-year-old man with 10 years dysphagia
Dysphagia is a sensation of food being "stuck" up in its passage from the mouth to stomach. It is of two main types, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and esophageal dysphagia.
Showkat A. Kadla +6 more
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Implementation and evaluation of a nurse-administered dysphagia screening tool to identify patient’s at high risk for post-extubation dysphagia [PDF]
Purpose: Post-extubation dysphagia (PED) occurs in 3% to 62% of intensive care unit patients. Patients with moderate or severe PED are more likely to experience pneumonia, reintubation, or death.
Kehl, Andrew D
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Posterior cricoid region fluoroscopic findings: the posterior cricoid plication. [PDF]
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 +14 more
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Development and evaluation of a new intraoral voice assist device called the voice retriever
Objective Patients lose their voice after laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer or aspiration prevention surgery for severe dysphagia. To assist such patients, we developed and verified the utility of a novel vocalization method using a device termed the ...
Taishi Yamada +7 more
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