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The Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire-30: Documentation of Reliability and Validity of a Tool for Interventional Trials in Adults with Esophageal Disease
Abstract The aim of this study was to develop the Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire-30 Day (MDQ-30), a tool to measure esophageal dysphagia, by adapting items from validated instruments for use in clinical… more →
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The Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire-30: Documentation of Reliability and Validity of a Tool for Interventional Trials in Adults with Esophageal Disease
wrote 2 months ago: Abstract The aim of this study was to develop the Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire-30 Day (MDQ-30), a to … more →
Sensory Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Improves Post-Stroke Dysphagic Patients
wrote 2 months ago: Abstract Oropharyngeal dysphagia is frequent in stroke patients and increases mortality, mainly beca … more →
Computer-Assisted Assessment of Hyoid Bone Motion from Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies
wrote 2 months ago: Abstract Videofluoroscopic examination of swallowing remains the standard for evaluation of patients … more →
Fluoroscopic Surrogate for Pharyngeal Strength: The Pharyngeal Constriction Ratio (PCR)
wrote 2 months ago: Abstract The pharyngeal constriction ratio (PCR), derived directly from videofluoroscopy without the … more →
Severe Dysphagia Secondary to Posterior C1–C3 Instrumentation in a Patient with Atlantoaxial Traumatic Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
wrote 3 months ago: Abstract There are only a few reports of dysphagia cases in patients who underwent surgery for poste … more →
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Infants and Children with Infantile Pompe Disease
wrote 3 months ago: Pompe disease is a rare genetic progressive neuromuscular disorder. The most severe form, infantile … more →
Age-Related Differences in Laterality of Cortical Activations in Swallowing
wrote 3 months ago: The present study examined age differences in neural lateralization patterns during swallowing and t … more →
Long-Term Results of External Upper Esophageal Sphincter Myotomy for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
wrote 3 months ago: The aim of this work was to assess the efficacy of external myotomy of the upper esophageal sphincte … more →
Effects of Therapy in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia by Speech and Language Therapists: A Systematic Review
wrote 3 months ago: Medical and paramedical treatments should be evaluated according to current standards of evidence-ba … more →
Initiation and Duration of Laryngeal Closure During the Pharyngeal Swallow in Post-Stroke Patients
wrote 3 months ago: As a bolus enters the pharynx during the swallow, the airway is protected by laryngeal closure, a pr … more →
Supranuclear Control of Swallowing
wrote 3 months ago: Swallowing is an act requiring complex sensorimotor integration. Using a variety of methods first us … more →
Immediate Effects of Thermal–Tactile Stimulation on Timing of Swallow in Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease
wrote 4 months ago: Abstract Oropharyngeal dysphagia frequently presents in people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease ( … more →
The Effect of Lateral Shift of Cricoid Cartilage on Pharyngeal Swallowing
wrote 4 months ago: Abstract Head rotation is widely used as one of the postural techniques for dysphagic patients. Howe … more →
Tongue Pressure Patterns During Water Swallowing
wrote 5 months ago: Abstract Bolus propulsion during the normal oral phase of swallowing is thought to be characterised … more →
Anthropometric and Demographic Correlates of Dual-Axis Swallowing Accelerometry Signal Characteristics: A Canonical Correlation Analysis
wrote 6 months ago: Abstract Swallowing accelerometry has been proposed as a potential minimally invasive tool for colle … more →
Accuracy of Clinical Judgment of the Chin-Down Posture for Dysphagia During the Clinical/Bedside Assessment as Corroborated by Videofluoroscopy in Adults with Acute Stroke
wrote 7 months ago: Abstract Speech-language pathologists tend to rely on the noninstrumental swallowing evaluation in m … more →
A Randomized Study Comparing the Shaker Exercise with Traditional Therapy: A Preliminary Study
wrote 7 months ago: Abstract Seven institutions participated in this small clinical trial that included 19 patients who … more →
Viscosity in Infant Dysphagia Management: Comparison of Viscosity of Thickened Liquids Used in Assessment and Thickened Liquids Used in Treatment
wrote 7 months ago: Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate comparability of viscosity of liquids used in … more →
Brain Stem Control of the Phases of Swallowing
wrote 8 months ago: Abstract The phases of swallowing are controlled by central pattern-generating circuitry of the brai … more →
