abstract：:This study compared self-reported incidence and prevalence of dysphagia in inflammatory myopathy diseases with instrumental data from videofluoroscopy in a cohort of 18 patients with inflammatory myopathies (inclusion body myositis, polymyositis, and dermatomyositis). We found a high self-report of incidence of dyspha...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Mulcahy KP,Langdon PC,Mastaglia F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered fractionation radiotherapy for head and neck cancer has been associated with improved locoregional control, overall survival, and heightened toxicity compared with conventional treatment. Swallowing, nutrition, and patient-perceived function for altered fractionation radiotherapy with concomitant boost (AFRT-C...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Cartmill B,Cornwell P,Ward E,Davidson W,Porceddu S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A challenge facing the field of speech-language pathology is how to equip students at the university level with the transnasal endoscopy skills needed to perform fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). The use of simulation has the potential to allow students to gain transnasal endoscopy experience with...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Benadom EM,Potter NL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyze quantitatively videofluoroscopic (VF) images of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), to evaluate if the predicted factors of the oral phase of swallowing deteriorated with PD progression, and to demonstrate a relationship between the abnormal movements of the tongue and food transportati...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Umemoto G,Tsuboi Y,Kitashima A,Furuya H,Kikuta T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal measures of normal pediatric oropharyngeal deglutition have not been studied. Knowledge of range and variation of normative temporal measures could define abnormal deglutition and assist in design of appropriate compensatory and rehabilitative treatment techniques. The purpose of this retrospective study was ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Weckmueller J,Easterling C,Arvedson J

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional dysphagia therapy (FDT) is a noninvasive procedure that can accompany percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) treatment and supports transitioning from tube to oral feeding. In this retrospective study, we investigated the outcome of FDT with or without PEG feeding. Patients with dysphagia were divided in...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Becker R,Nieczaj R,Egge K,Moll A,Meinhardt M,Schulz RJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review explores studies using biomechanical analysis of hyoid bone displacement in videofluoroscopy of swallowing as a spatial outcome parameter to evaluate intervention effects. Two authors independently carried out the literature search using the electronic databases Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Libr...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： van der Kruis JG,Baijens LW,Speyer R,Zwijnenberg I

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large projecting ventral cervical osteophytes are associated with senile degenerative skeletal disease, post-traumatic osteophytogenesis, and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). The vast majority of patients with cervical osteophytes are asymptomatic. However, in a small subset this condition may lead to ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Carlson ML,Archibald DJ,Graner DE,Kasperbauer JL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with dysphagia may be prescribed thickened fluids to promote a safer and more successful swallow. Starch-based thickening agents are often employed; however, these exhibit great variation in consistency. The aim of this study was to compare viscosity and the rheological profile parameters complex (G*), vis...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Payne C,Methven L,Fairfield C,Bell A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to examine age and gender differences with respect to the duration of laryngeal closure, the onset of laryngeal closure in relation to the first cricopharyngeal opening, and the duration of cricopharyngeal opening for six different groups: normal younger men and women (22-29 years), norm...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Kurosu A,Logemann JA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swallowing is an act requiring complex sensorimotor integration. Using a variety of methods first used to study limb physiology, initial efforts to study swallowing have yielded information that multiple cortical and subcortical regions are active participants. Not surprisingly, the regions activated appear to overlap...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Leopold NA,Daniels SK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to assess the efficacy of external myotomy of the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) for oropharyngeal dysphagia. In the period 1991-2006, 28 patients with longstanding dysphagia and/or aspiration problems of different etiologies underwent UES myotomy as a single surgical treatment. The main sym...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Kos MP,David EF,Klinkenberg-Knol EC,Mahieu HF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bolus propulsion during the normal oral phase of swallowing is thought to be characterised by the sequential elevation of the front, middle, and posterior regions of the dorsum of the tongue. However, the coordinated orchestration of lingual movement is still poorly understood. This study examined how pressures genera...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Kennedy D,Kieser J,Bolter C,Swain M,Singh B,Waddell JN

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debate continues regarding an association between tracheotomy and aspiration status. The aim of this research was to perform a direct replication study to investigate further the causal relationship, if any, between tracheotomy and aspiration. Twenty-five consecutive adult hospitalized patients participated. Inclusion...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Leder SB,Ross DA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this phenomenologic study was to describe the lived experiences of seven mothers who were providing home-based care for their children with feeding and/or swallowing difficulties. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and were analysed as per Colaizzi's method of inductive reduction. Resul...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Hewetson R,Singh S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to measure normality and abnormality and to accurately assess true changes in swallowing function over time, is important for the management of dysphagia. Despite this, there is a paucity of information regarding the stability and reliability of measurements tools used for dysphagia research. As both head ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： White R,Cotton SM,Hind J,Robbins J,Perry A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has suggested that the central nervous system controlling swallowing can undergo experience-dependent plasticity. Moreover, swallowing neuroplastic change may be associated with behavioural modulation. This article presents research evidence suggesting that nonbehavioural and behavioural interventions,...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Martin RE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The muscles of the pharynx are controlled by networks of neurons under the control of specific regions in the brain stem, which have been fairly well studied. However, the transmission between these neurons and the pharyngeal muscles, at the motor end plates, is less well understood. Therefore, an in vitro model for t...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Ekberg O,Ekman M,Eriksson LI,Malm R,Sundman E,Arner A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test reliability, content, construct, and external validity of a new modified barium swallowing study (MBSS) tool (MBSImp) that is used to quantify swallowing impairment. Multiple regression, confirmatory factor, and correlation analyses were used to analyze 300 in- and outpatients with he...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Martin-Harris B,Brodsky MB,Michel Y,Castell DO,Schleicher M,Sandidge J,Maxwell R,Blair J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), speech and language pathologists (SLPs) are potentially exposed to radiation. To effectively limit unnecessary exposure, SLPs performing VFSS are encouraged to actively shield themselves and to be monitored by radiation-monitoring badges. The aim of this research was...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Warren-Forward H,Mathisen B,Best S,Boxsell P,Finlay J,Heasman A,Hodis D,Morgan C,Nixon J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prefabricated oral screen has shown promising results as a muscle self-training device to improve the lip function of stroke patients affected by oropharyngeal dysphagia. However, a technique for the measurement of lip muscle force, whether in healthy individuals or in stroke patients, is lacking. The present study ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Hägg M,Olgarsson M,Anniko M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal acid exposure induces sensory and motility changes in the upper gastrointestinal tract; however, the mechanisms involved and the effects on activity in the brain regions that control swallowing are unknown. The aim of this study was to examine functional changes in the cortical swallowing network as a resul...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Paine PA,Hamdy S,Chitnis X,Gregory LJ,Giampietro V,Brammer M,Williams S,Aziz Q

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vomiting after feeding is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and of eosinophilic esophagitis (EE), which are considered to be a cause of infant feeding disorder. The objective of the present study was to evaluate swallowing in children with feeding disorder manifested by vomiting after feeding. Using clinical ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Duca AP,Dantas RO,Rodrigues AA,Sawamura R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the oral and pharyngeal transit of a paste bolus in 20 patients with Chagas' disease and 21 controls. Each subject swallowed of a 10-ml paste bolus prepared with 50 ml of water and 4.5 g of instant food thickener labeled with 55.5 MBq of 99m technetium phytate. After the scintigraphic recording of the tran...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Gomes FR,Secaf M,Kubo TT,Dantas RO

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Term neonates must suck, swallow, and respire in a coordinated manner during successful oral feeding. When infants are born prematurely, these skills may not be fully mature. To stimulate sucking responses, premature infants are offered pacifiers under the premise that non-nutritive sucking experiences facilitate oral...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Miller JL,Kang SM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Videofluoroscopy has become an increasingly important armament in the investigation and assessment of swallowing disorders. However, very little work has been published on the radiation dose used in such examinations and currently there is no national diagnostic reference level in the United Kingdom. Videofluoroscopy ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Zammit-Maempel I,Chapple CL,Leslie P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested two hypotheses using surface electrical stimulation in chronic pharyngeal dysphagia: that stimulation (1) lowered the hyoid bone and/or larynx when applied at rest, and (2) increased aspiration, penetration, or pharyngeal pooling during swallowing. Bipolar surface electrodes were placed on the skin overlying...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Ludlow CL,Humbert I,Saxon K,Poletto C,Sonies B,Crujido L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common degenerative motor neuron disease in adults, and dysphagia is one of its most frequent and disabling symptoms. Oropharyngoesophageal scintigraphy (OPES) permits a functional and semiquantitative study of the various stages of swallowing. We studied 28 ALS patients...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Fattori B,Grosso M,Bongioanni P,Nacci A,Cristofani R,AlSharif A,Licitra R,Matteucci F,Rossi B,Rubello D,Ursino F,Mariani G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large anterior cervical osteophytes can occur in degeneration of the cervical spine or in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). We present the case of an 83-year-old patient with progressive dysphagia and acute dyspnea, necessitating emergency tracheotomy. Voluminous anterior cervical osteophytes extending ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Giger R,Dulguerov P,Payer M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to quantify the association between a dysphagia-specific quality of life (SWAL-QOL) and quality of care (SWAL-CARE) questionnaire and four measures of bolus flow. Three hundred eighty-six people with oropharyngeal dysphagia completed a videofluoroscopic examination of their swallowing structu...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： McHorney CA,Martin-Harris B,Robbins J,Rosenbek J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) underwent surface electromyography (sEMG) evaluation to determine sEMG patterns specific for ZD. Group 1 comprised patients with proven long-standing ZD that refused surgical treatment (n = 11, age mean = 55.7 years). Group 2 comprised surgically operated on patients with ZD (n...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Vaiman M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study characterized the vertical position of the bolus head at the onset of the pharyngeal swallow in healthy older adults. Lateral-view videofluoroscopic (VF) images were obtained from ten healthy volunteers (age-71.6 +/- 7.5 years, mean+/- SD) as they swallowed 5-cc thin liquid barium aliquots. For each swallow...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Stephen JR,Taves DH,Smith RC,Martin RE

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although clinically evident aspiration is common in subjects with dysphagia, a significant proportion may aspirate silently, i.e., without any outward signs of swallowing difficulty. This article reviews the literature on the prevalence, etiology, and prognostic significance of silent aspiration. An electronic databas...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Ramsey D,Smithard D,Kalra L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on the use of a new tool from the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures (AusTOMs) set-the Swallowing scale. The scale is one of six, designed to measure outcomes of clients attending speech pathology practices in Australia. The tool was used for six months in clinical practices across 14 healthcare ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Skeat J,Perry A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The myoarchitecture of the tongue is believed to consist of a complex network of interwoven fibers, which function together to produce a near limitless array of functional deformations. These deformations contribute mechanically to speech production and to oral cavity food handling during swallowing. We have previousl...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Gilbert RJ,Napadow VJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia is common following total laryngectomy. Postlaryngectomy neopharyngeal diverticulae are known to cause postlaryngectomy dysphagia but are more frequently asymptomatic. We report a case presenting with late-onset postlaryngectomy dysphagia and a suprastomal swelling secondary to such a diverticulum. The patie...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Montague ML,Davis BC,Riad M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopathy is frequently associated with thyrotoxicosis. Skeletal muscles are predominantly involved in thyrotoxic myopathy, but dysphagia is extremely rare. We report three cases of thyrotoxicosis with dysphagia and review of the literature of the past 30 years. Most of these patients had antecedent muscle weakness bef...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Chiu WY,Yang CC,Huang IC,Huang TS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the swallowing characteristics of elderly patients requiring mechanical ventilation with tracheostomy admitted to a long-term, acute-care hospital. The study was conducted through retrospective record review of patients on mechanical ventilation who had received a Modified Bar...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Davis LA,Thompson Stanton S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt neck trauma can cause isolated esophageal injuries that may be difficult to recognize. A high index of suspicion is necessary for optimal identification and management of this condition. We report a case of blunt esophageal trauma resulting from a motor vehicle accident that was initially unrecognized until the ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Pineau BC,Ott DJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study compares deglutition between a group who had undergone total esophagopharyngolaryngectomy and a group who had esophagectomy and partial pharyngectomy with preserved larynx, after reconstruction of the upper digestive tract with pedicled colon interposition. In four patients the laryngeal structures could be ...

journal_title：Dysphagia

authors： Moerman M,Fahimi H,Ceelen W,Pattyn P,Vermeersch H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00