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Nonaneurysmatic Dysphagia Aortica in the Elderly: Three Case Reports and Literature Review

International Journal of Gerontology, 2016
Dysphagia is a remarkably prevalent disorder in the elderly. Both age-related changes in swallowing physiology and age-related diseases are predisposing factors for dysphagia in the elderly.
Yi-Hsueh Chan, Chien-Yuan Hung, Tze-Yu Shieh, Horng-Yuan Wang, Ching-Wei Chang, Shou-Chuan Shih, Ming-Jen Chen   +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]

, 2019
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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Patient-Reported Side Effects of Intradetrusor Botulinum Toxin Type A for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder Syndrome [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: The aim of the study was a prospective assessment of patient-reported side effects in an open-label study after intradetrusor botulinum toxin injections for idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB). Patients and Methods: Botulinum toxin A injection
Alexander Buchner, Alexander Roosen, Andersson KE, Chancellor MB, Christian G. Stief, Christian Gratzke, Cohen BL, Coyne KS, Eleopra R, Florian May, Garner CG, Jeffery S, Kalsi V, Lange DJ, Margit E. Mayer, Mehnert U, Mohanty NK, Ricarda M. Bauer, Shaban AM, Smith CP, Yasmin Hocaoglu   +20 more
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Syndrome of the Month: An Update on Smith‐Kingsmore Syndrome: Characterization of Developmental Milestones and a Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smith‐Kingsmore syndrome (SKS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by neurodevelopmental differences, macrocephaly/megalencephaly, describable facial features, sleep–wake abnormalities, hyperphagia, and overgrowth. SKS is caused by pathogenic gain‐of‐function variants in MTOR which lead to hyperactivation of the mTOR pathway ...
Carolyn R. Raski, Carlos E. Prada
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Physiological analyses of swallowing changes due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in anesthetized male rats

Frontiers in Physiology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was previously known as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It has various main symptoms, such as dyspnea, chronic cough, and sputum, and is often accompanied by dysphagia.
Kouta Nagoya, Kouta Nagoya, Takanori Tsujimura, Midori Yoshihara, Masahiro Watanabe, Jin Magara, Katsushige Kawasaki, Makoto Inoue   +7 more
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The health risks of dysphagia for patients with head and neck cancer: a multicentre prospective observational study

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2021
It is well known that malnutrition is a frequent co-morbidity in cancer patients, especially in those with head and neck neoplasms. This may be due both to the presence of dysphagia symptoms and to the appearance of adverse effects on chemotherapy and ...
Maria Giulia Cristofaro, Ida Barca, Francesco Ferragina, Daniela Novembre, Yvelise Ferro, Roberta Pujia, Tiziana Montalcini   +6 more
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An autopsy study of a familial oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) with distal spread and neurogenic involvement [PDF]

, 1981
An 81-year-old man from a family with a history of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) involving 6 members over 4 generations is described. The patient first noted drooping of his eyelids at the age of 65.
Aarli, Adams, Amyot, Barbeau, Bosch, Bray, Campanella, Cohen, Cox, Coërs, Croft, Direkze, Dutil, Fried, Fuchs, Goto, Graef von, Graf, Hartmann, Hayes, Julien, Kearns, Kiloh, Krause, Lakin, Lees, Lewis, Liversedge, Lundberg, Man, Maningand, Mater, Matsunaga, Murphy, Myrianthopoulos, Nicolaissen, Peterman, Radu, Rebeiz, Roberts, Satoyoshi, Saucier, Schmitt, Schmitt, Schotland, Schwarz, Szobar, Taylor, Victor, Zellweger   +49 more
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Infantile‐Onset Ascending Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia due to a Homozygous ALS2 Exons 24–25 Deletion: Expanding the Genotypic Spectrum

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe a novel homozygous intragenic deletion in the ALS2 gene in an 8‐year‐old boy with Infantile‐onset Ascending Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (IAHSP) and oculomotor apraxia, thereby contributing to the expanding genetic landscape of ALS2‐related disorders.
Vito Luigi Colona, Maria Gnazzo, Silvia Genovese, Gessica Vasco, Lorena Travaglini, Maurizio Sabbadini, Marina Macchiaiolo, Francesco Nicita, Jacopo Sartorelli, Carmelo Piscopo, Enrico Castelli, Enrico Bertini, Andrea Bartuli, Antonio Novelli, Gessica Della Bella, Davide Vecchio   +15 more
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The awareness and knowledge of dysphagia among health care practitioners in Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background There is a lack of research relating to awareness associated with dysphagia-specific knowledge of health care practitioners in Egypt.
Aisha Fawzy Abdel Hady, Heba Mahmoud Farag, Ayatallah Raouf Sheikhany   +2 more
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Diagnosis and outcome of oesophageal Crohn's disease [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Crohn's disease (CD) can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract. We aimed to characterize clinical, endoscopic, histologic features and treatment outcomes of CD patients with oesophageal involvement.
Beaton, D, Chaparro, M, Ellul, P, Katsanos, K, Oliveira, AM, et al., Rodrigues, R, Savarino, E, Sladek, M, Teich, N, van der Woude, J, Vavricka, R, Wei, J   +11 more
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