Movement disorders can be associated with various drugs and systemic diseases, posing
diagnostic challenges for clinicians. This review explores the spectrum of movement …

Cough is a powerful, protective expulsive behavior that assists in maintaining respiratory
health by clearing foreign material, pathogens, and mucus from the airways. Therefore …

Cerebellar ataxias are neurological conditions with a high prevalence of aspiration
pneumonia and dysphagia. Recent research shows that sensorimotor cough dysfunction is …

Background Systemic and neuroinflammatory processes play key roles in
neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Physical trauma which …

Background Swallow and cough impairments lead to aspiration and reduced clearance of
aspirate material. Both behaviors are impaired in Parkinson's disease, but it is unknown …

Dysphagia is a largely inevitable symptom in both progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
and Parkinson's disease (PD). To date, comparative studies in these diseases have failed to …

The aim of this study was to examine relationships between the presence vs. absence of an
aspiration-related airway protective response (ie, coughing or throat clearing) with aspiration …

Purpose: The airway defense mechanism of cough is essential for human survival.
Recognition is growing about the distinct role of speech-language pathologists in the …

Objective Minimal detectable change (MDC) represents the smallest amount of change
required for an outcome to be considered real and not merely due to measurement error or …

Introduction: Respiratory dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) could present
in the early stage and worsen in the late stages. These changes could be a factor affecting …