Abstract Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is highly prevalent (up to 80%) in patients with motor neuron disease (MND), influencing the prognosis of the disease. The clinical assessment of dysphagia is complex. There are assessment scales and screening questionnaires, but they have not been tested in patients with MND. In a sample of 46 patients with MND, the sensitivity and specificity of the EAT-10 and SwalQoL questionnaires, as well as the ALS-SS and FOIS scales, were tested and...
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A Case of Post-trauma Dysphagia: Peculiar Swallowing Dynamics Due to Associated Laryngeal Paralysis.
A Case of Post-trauma Dysphagia: Peculiar Swallowing Dynamics Due to Associated Laryngeal Paralysis. Prog Rehabil Med. 2020;5:20200003 Authors: Sugi T, Kanazawa H, Takinami A, Kunieda K, Yaguchi H, Sugiyama M, Takahashi H, Fujishima I Abstract Background: Associated laryngeal paralysis (ALP) is defined as vagus nerve impairment combined with other lower cranial nerve paralysis. Traumatic ALP is reported infrequently. Case: A 72-year-old...
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Successful Treatment with the Chin-down Maneuver of Dysphagia Secondary to Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis: A Case Study. Prog Rehabil Med. 2020;5:20200002 Authors: Koyama Y, Isaji Y, Sugimoto A, Tochikura M, Kasahara T, Toyokura M, Masakado Y Abstract Background: Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a potentially fatal polymicrobial infection that often leads to dysphagia after treatment. Such dysphagia is likely the result of fibrosis...
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Articulation recovery in ALS patients after lineage-negative adjuvant cell therapy - preliminary report. Int J Med Sci. 2020;17(13):1927-1935 Authors: Pawlukowska W, Baumert B, Gołąb-Janowska M, Pius-Sadowska E, Litwińska Z, Kotowski M, Meller A, Rotter I, Peregud-Pogorzelski J, Nowacki P Abstract Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is one of the most frequently occurring neurodegenerative diseases affecting speech and swallowing....
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Related Articles Healthcare-related cost of oropharyngeal dysphagia and its complications pneumonia and malnutrition after stroke: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 11;10(8):e031629 Authors: Marin S, Serra-Prat M, Ortega O, Clavé P Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the healthcare costs associated with poststroke oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and its complications (malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia and death). DESIGN: Systematic...
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