Swallowing and swallowing disorders have garnered continuing interest over the past several decades. Electroencephalography (EEG) is an inexpensive and non-invasive procedure with very high temporal resolution which enables analysis of short and fast swallowing events, as well as an analysis of the organizational and behavioral aspects of cortical motor preparation, swallowing execution and swa...

INTRODUCTION The development of postextubation swallowing dysfunction is well documented in the literature with high prevalence in most studies. However, there are relatively few studies with specific outcomes that focus on the follow-up of these patients until hospital discharge. The purpose of our study was to determine prognostic indicators of dysphagia in ICU patients submitted to prolonged...

Specific areas of cortical activity during solid bolus swallowing in humans are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that cortical representations of swallowing in humans may vary by bolus type. Twenty-one normal subjects swallowed three kinds of food: agar (solid), a capsule and water. We followed the same countdown method for identification of the cortical representations during swallowing perfo...

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the profile of nursing diagnoses evidenced in indigenous elderly community. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study, carried out with 51 people Potiguara ethnicity, through consultation. The clinical data, obtained from consultation, were analyzed following Risner’s diagnostic reasoning process and NANDA-I Taxonomy (2018-2020). For greater accuracy, underwent pe...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the objective and subjective long term swallowing function, and to relate dysphagia to the radiation dose delivered to the critical anatomical structures in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT, +/- chemotherapy), using a midline protection contour (below hyoid, ~level of vertebra 2/3). METHODS 82 patients with stage III...

Abstract Background Swallowing dysfunction is related to major cause of adverse events and an indicator shorter survival among patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD). It critical assess the swallowing function during disease progression, however, there are limited tools that can easily evaluate without using videofluoroscopic or videoendoscopic examination. Here, we evaluated longitudinal ...

A timed test of swallowing capacity has been designed for use in patients with neurogenic dysphagia. Swallowing speed (ml/s) has been demonstrated to have high intra- and inter- rater and test- retest reliability, and to be essentially independent of flavour or temperature. "Guideline" normal values were established in individuals without a swallowing disorder: swallowing speed was less in fema...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS High-resolution manometry (HRM) is useful in identifying disordered swallowing patterns and quantifying pharyngeal and upper esophageal sphincter (UES) physiology. HRM is limited by unidirectional sensors and circumferential averaging of pressures, resulting in an imperfect understanding of pressure from asymmetrical pharyngeal anatomy. This study aims to evaluate UES pres...

BACKGROUND Anesthetic agents alter pharyngeal function with risk of impaired airway protection and aspiration. This study was performed to evaluate pharyngeal function during subhypnotic concentrations of propofol, isoflurane, and sevoflurane and to compare the drugs for possible differences in this respect. METHODS Forty-five healthy volunteers were randomized to receive propofol, isoflurane...