Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the different
dysphagia screening and evaluation tools, and to identify their measurement properties in …

Background Stroke can affect people's ability to swallow, resulting in passage of some food
and drink into the airway. This can cause choking, chest infection, malnutrition and …

Objective To investigate electrophysiological parameters of swallowing in all stages of
Alzheimer's disease. Methods Forty Alzheimer's disease patients, 20 age-matched normal …

The swallowing process involves complex muscle coordination mechanisms. When
alterations in such mechanisms are produced by neurological conditions or diseases, a …

UES opening occurs following cricopharyngeus deactivation and submental muscle
contraction causing hyolaryngeal elevation and UES distraction. During impedance …

Aim Dysphagia is frequent in paediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases (pNMD). Its
detection is important for initiating early diagnosis and treatment as well as for minimizing …

Background Swallowing inefficiency is a prevalent but understudied problem in individuals
with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Although reduced pharyngeal constriction has …

Abstract Purpose of Review Dysphagia is a common symptom in inflammatory myopathies.
This review provides an overview on the epidemiology, clinical impact, and management of …

Dysphagia (impaired swallowing) is not a rare problem in various neuromuscular disorders,
both in the pediatric and the adult patient population. On many occasions such patients are …

The swallowing process involves complex muscle coordination mechanisms, whose
alterations are known as dysphagia. Its instrumental diagnosis is performed by invasive and …