BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of the study was to assess whether and how frequently patients with acute first-ever stroke exhibit gustatory dysfunction. METHODS We performed a 1-year prospective observational study. Gustatory function was assessed using the standardized "taste strips" test. In addition, we assessed olfactory function, swallowing, stroke location, comorbidities, and the patie...

Objectives: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor control. This study aims to examine the characteristics of oromotor function and tongue pressure during 5ml water swallowing between patients with PD normal adults. Methods: 16 adults participated in this study. To evaluate oral function, Korean-version Speech Mechanism Screening Test (SMST) was used. Additiona...

BACKGROUND Patients with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may have swallowing dysfunction. OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing in patients with COPD. METHODS We studied 16 patients with clinical manifestations and pulmonary function tests diagnosis of COPD (mean age: 68 years) and 15 ...

Separation of the nasal and oral cavities by dynamic closure of the velo-pharyngeal port is necessary for normal speech and swallowing. Velo-pharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) may either follow repair of a cleft palate or be independent of clefting. While the diagnosis of VPD is made by audiologic perceptual evaluation of speech, identification of the mechanism of the dysfunction requires instrumenta...

Occupational therapy’s long-standing expertise in activities of daily living includes involvement in the feeding, eating, and swallowing performance of individuals across the life span (AOTA, 2002). Both occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants1 provide essential services in the comprehensive management of feeding, eating, and swallowing problems. These problems can be wide r...

Feeding intolerance in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) infants is well-recognized, but their swallow physiology is not well understood. Swallow dysfunction increases risks of respiratory compromise and choking, which have a high incidence in PWS. To investigate swallow pathology in PWS infants we undertook a retrospective review of videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) in infants with PWS seen a...

OBJECTIVES To assess the presence, severity, and differences in dysphagia in Parkinson disease (PD), Parkinson variant of multiple system atrophy (MSA-P), and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), and to study the pathophysiology of swallowing abnormalities in these disorders. METHODS We applied an electrophysiologic method to evaluate oral-pharyngeal swallowing. We analyzed the following mea...

Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is common in Parkinson's disease (PD), affects 70% to 80% of patients, and causes significant morbidity and discomfort. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction symptoms in PD include sexual dysfunction, swallowing and gastrointestinal disorders, bowel and bladder abnormalities, sleep disturbances, and derangements of cardiovascular regulation, particularl...