The development of a new measure of quality of life in the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: the Reflux Questionnaire. [PDF]
, 2007 INTRODUCTION This paper reports on the development of a new measure of health-related quality of life for use among patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), funded as part of the REFLUX trial.
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Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2021 The aim of the study was to compare the dynamics of oral and oropharyngeal muscles contraction during swallowing in normal individuals and in patients with malignant tumors depending on the clinical disease using ultrasound. Materials and methods. The
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Efficacy of Electrical Stimulation Intervention in Treating Adults with Dysphagia: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: Dysphagia is a term used for a swallowing disorder resulting from problems with the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction.
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Therapy of swallowing and speech problem in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno LekarstvoIntroduction. Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare form of neurodegenerative extrapyramidal disease. In addition to symmetrical parkinsonism, early falls, and non-reactivity to dopaminomimetic therapy, the disease also manifests as swallowing ...
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Patient acceptability, safety and access : A balancing act for selecting age-appropriate oral dosage forms for paediatric and geriatric populations [PDF]
, 2018 © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.The selection and design of age-appropriate formulations intended for use in paediatric and geriatric patients are dependent on multiple factors affecting patient acceptability, safety and access.
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Stretta Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD: A Safe and Effective Modality
Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2013 Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the leading gastrointestinal disorders. Current treatments include lifestyle modifications, pharmacological therapies, surgical fundoplications, and, more recently, endoscopic procedures.
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DISHphagia and DISHphonia DISHguised as a stroke
Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine, 2020 Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a noninflammatory condition that usually affects the elderly patients with several metabolic derangements. It is characterized by symptoms that mimic more sinister conditions such as stroke or malignancy.
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Swallowing evaluation with videofluoroscopy in the paediatric population [PDF]
, 2019 Paediatric swallowing disorders can have several causes, from prematurity and congenital anomalies to gastro-oesophageal reflux and infective or inflammatory pathologies of the upper digestive tract.
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020 Theta-burst stimulation (TBS), a variant of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), can potentially benefit the treatment of swallowing disorders. However, the after-effects of TBS on the swallowing motor cortex remain uncertain.
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Cervical Deformity Patients Have Baseline Swallowing Dysfunction but Surgery Does Not Increase Dysphagia at 3 Months: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
, 2019 Study designProspective cohort study.ObjectivesMost studies of dysphagia in the cervical spine have focused on a degenerative patient population; the rate of dysphagia following surgery for cervical deformity (CD) is unknown.
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