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Effect of Bolus Viscosity on the Safety and Efficacy of Swallowing and the Kinematics of the Swallow Response in Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD)

open access: yesDysphagia (New York. Print), 2016
BackgroundFluid thickening is a well-established management strategy for oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). However, the effects of thickening agents on the physiology of impaired swallow responses are not fully understood, and there is no agreement on the ...
R. Newman   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transnasal Flexible Fiberoptic in-office Laryngeal Biopsies—Our Experience with 117 Patients with Suspicious Lesions

open access: yesRambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2014
Objective: To compare pathologic results obtained via in-office transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy (TFL) to those of subsequent direct laryngoscopy in order to assess the accuracy of TFL as a diagnostic tool.
Jacob T. Cohen, Limor Benyamini
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Freezing of Swallowing [PDF]

open access: yesMovement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2016
AbstractView Supplementary Video 1BackgroundSwallowing deficits and freezing phenomena represent severe parkinsonian features. Freezing as a symptom occurring during swallowing has not been reported on yet.MethodsWe report on 3 patients with probable PSP‐parkinsonism (PSP‐P) who manifested freezing of swallowing (FOS).ResultsAll 3 patients experienced ...
Maetzler, Walter   +10 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Speech Telepractice: Installing a Speech Therapy Upgrade for the 21st Century

open access: yesInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2012
Much of speech therapy involves the clinician guiding the therapeutic process (e.g., presenting stimuli and eliciting client responses); however, this Brief Communication describes a different approach to speech therapy delivery.
Michael P. Towey
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and Electromyographic Assessment of Swallowing in Individuals with Functional Dysphonia Associated with Dysphagia Due to Muscle Tension or Atypical Swallowing

open access: yesAudiology Research, 2021
Introduction: Over the past few years, attention has been paid to the coexistence of dysphonia with dysphagia, in the context of functional disorders.
Paulina Krasnodębska   +3 more
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Automatic Detection of Chewing and Swallowing

open access: yesSensors, 2021
A series of eating behaviors, including chewing and swallowing, is considered to be crucial to the maintenance of good health. However, most such behaviors occur within the human body, and highly invasive methods such as X-rays and fiberscopes must be ...
Akihiro Nakamura   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation restores pharyngeal brain activity and swallowing behaviour after disruption by a cortical virtual lesion

open access: yesJournal of Physiology, 2019
Despite evidence that the human cerebellum has an important role in swallowing neurophysiology, the effects of cerebellar stimulation on swallowing in the disrupted brain have not been explored.
A. Sasegbon   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Current Trends in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

open access: yesGut and Liver, 2018
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) characterized by heartburn and/or regurgitation symptoms is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders managed by gastroenterologists and primary care physicians. There has been an increase in GERD prevalence,
Dalbir S. Sandhu, Ronnie Fass
doaj   +1 more source

Home-Based Music Therapy to Support Bulbar and Respiratory Functions of Persons with Early and Mid-Stage Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis—Protocol and Results from a Feasibility Study

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
Respiratory failure, malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, and dehydration are the precursors to mortality in ALS. Loss of natural communication is considered one of the worst aspects of ALS.
Alisa T. Apreleva Kolomeytseva   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Importance of Extensional Rheology in Bolus Control during Swallowing

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
Thickened fluids are commonly used in the medical management of individuals who suffer swallowing difficulty (known as dysphagia). Previous studies have shown that the rheological properties of a liquid affect the flow behavior of the bolus in swallowing,
E. Hadde   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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