Swallowing Disorders
European Society for Swallowing Disorders: European Union Geriatric Medicine Society white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia as a geriatric syndrome
... for Swallowing Disorders and the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society, and invited ...of swallowing) to diagnose OD, and treatment is mainly based on com- pensatory measures, although new ...
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European Society for Swallowing Disorders European Union Geriatric Medicine Society White Paper: Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as a Geriatric Syndrome
... for Swallowing Disorders and the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society, and invited ...of swallowing) to diagnose OD, and treatment is mainly based on com- pensatory measures, although new ...
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Swallowing disorders in tracheostomised patients: a multidisciplinary/multiprofessional approach in decannulation protocols
... and swallowing functions [13-15], although recent studies do not always confirm such a close relationship ...of swallowing disorders in tracheostomised patients varies from 50 to 83% de- pending on ...
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Swallowing disorders in nursing home residents: how can the problem be explained?
... of swallowing disorders in nursing home residents, to identify the relationship between self-perceived swallowing disorders, cognitive functions, autonomy, and depression, and also to analyze ...
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Profile of Swallowing Disorders in Acute Stroke in Brazzaville
... A nasogastric tube was placed in 92% of our patients. In five (8.5%) patients, it was not, because swallowing disorders were judged to be minor. In developed countries, the use of the nasogastric tube is ...
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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)
... of swallowing with varying ...evaluate swallowing function, particularly muscle activity, is electromyography ...each swallowing event to be measured such as the onset of anterior tongue and ...
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Botulinum toxin for upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction in neurological swallowing disorders
... Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin that inhibits presynaptic acetyl- choline release and hence chemically denervates the motor end- plate. Once injected, botulinum toxin binds rapidly to presynaptic cholinergic nerve ...
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Towards Earlier and Improved Detection of Oropharyngeal Swallowing Disorders in the Acute Care Setting
... Patient Name: FACTORS: FLUID CONSISTENCY Breath sounds before swallow Swallow sounds during swallow Apnoea during swallow Direction of breathflow after swallow Timing of swallow Breath s[r] ...
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Prospective study of swallowing disorders, chest infection, fluid balance and outcome in unselected patients with acute stroke
... The orderly progression of swallowing is dependant on peripheral feedback (Miller, 1972b; Logemann, 1983). Sensory input from the oral cavity and pharynx, via the fifth, seventh, nineth, tenth and twelfth cranial ...
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Role of Fibreoptic Endoscopy in Evaluating Swallowing Disorders
... Videofluroscopy [VFS] and FEES are the most commonly used instrumental tests for evaluation of swallow- ing. Videofluoroscopy is considered “gold standard” for evaluation of swallowing. But VFS has its own disad- ...
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Botulinum toxin for upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction in neurological swallowing disorders
... The upper oesophageal sphincter (UOS) or pharyngo-oesophageal segment (POS) is defined physiologically as a high-pressure zone forming a barrier between the pharynx and the oesophagus. This obstruction prevents diversion ...
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Pediatric feeding and swallowing rehabilitation: An overview
... and swallowing disorders are focused on supporting nutrition and hydration, adequate growth, on the development of feeding skills, and ensuring safe swallowing, as well as the prevention of choking ...
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Swallowing Function and Medical Diagnoses in Infants Suspected of Dysphagia
... infant swallowing disorders as a result of improved survival rates for infants born prematurely or with life- threatening medical ...complications. Disorders of sucking and swallowing in ...
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Effects of therapy for dysphagia in Parkinson's disease: systematic review
... various swallowing stages by using videofluoroscopy in eight patients with Parkinson’s disease and ...of swallowing analyzed using qualitative and quantitative swallowing ...improves ...
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Surface electromyography pattern of human swallowing
... neurologic swallowing disorders due to the central nerv- ous system or to the peripheral cranial and cervical ...liquid) swallowing during ...
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Swallowing and voice effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT): a pilot study.
... Our findings indicate that the degree of improvement in speech and voice was not consistently correlated across bolus type with the degree of improvement in swallowing. This finding might be due to the lack of a ...
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Acceptability of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in older adults: palatability and swallowability issues
... with swallowing disorders, the oral liquid pharmaceutical products were classified as “ negatively accepted, ” the barycenter of the 53 assessments along with 87% of its confidence ellipses were associated ...
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<p>An intensive swallowing exercise protocol for improving swallowing physiology in older adults with radiographically confirmed dysphagia</p>
... their swallowing physiology, rather the intervention protocol was a predetermined set of swallowing and non-swallowing exercises that are widely adopted in clinical ...
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The mechanics of swallowing and the muscular control of diverse behaviours in gopher snakes
... of swallowing suggest that swallowing forces must overcome relatively large drag on prey as is it pushed along the narrow, muscular ...in swallowing undulations suggests that the force required for ...
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Application of simple swallowing provocation test with fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in a cross-sectional study
... Simple Swallowing Provocation Test (SSPT) as a simple and more widely ap- plicable screening test method for dysphagia, focusing on the presence or absence of induction of the swallowing re- flex during the ...
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