OUTLINE Preliminary Considerations: Swallowing Symptoms and Neurologic Defi cits 41 Brief overview of functional neuroanatomy relative to swallowing functions 42 Cortical Functions 42 Cortical functions and swallowing impairment 43 Swallowing Defi cits in Hemispheric Stroke Syndromes 44 Treatment considerations 46 Swallowing Defi cits in Dementia 49 Treatment considerations 51 Swallowing Defi c...

Cervical spine disorders which can cause swallowing difficulties (cervicogenic dysphagia; CD) are: chronic multisegmental/MS dysfunction (dysfunction=functional blockade) of the facet joints, changes in physiological curvature of the cervical spine, degenerative changes (anterior osteophytes, anterior disc herniation, osteochondrosis, osteoarthritis), inflammatory rheumatic diseases, diffuse id...

ABSTRACT Purpose: to verify the correlation between oropharyngeal dysphagia and quality of life in elderly people late phase after stroke. Methods: a retrospective cross-sectional study, whose data were obtained by analyzing database composed 30 All participants underwent clinical instrumental evaluation swallowing through fiberoptic endoscopic swallowing. The related was analyzed using Quality...

OBJECTIVE To investigate occurrences of swallowing disorders after ischemic stroke. METHOD This was a retrospective study on 596 medical files. The inclusion criterion was that the patients needed to have been hospitalized with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke; the exclusion criteria were the presence of associated cardiac problems and hospital stay already more than 14 days. RESULTS 50.5% we...

INTRODUCTION Disorders affecting the oropharynx and esophagus are relatively common in dogs, and are typically associated with dysphagia. Despite the frequency of this problem, the diagnosis of disorders affecting the oropharyngeal, esophageal or gastroesophageal phase of swallowing can be extremely challenging, and warrant a thorough physical examination, followed by clinical observations of t...

Objectives: The basal ganglia (BG) controls different patterns of behavior by receiving inputs from sensory-motor and pre-motor cortex and projecting it to pre-frontal, pre-motor and supplementary motor areas. As the exact role of BG in swallowing process has not been fully determined, we aimed at reviewing the published data on neurological control in the swallowing technique to have a better ...

Many children of all ages with swallowing disorders now receive at least part of their swallowing therapy in the public schools. This article presents the various types of swallowing therapy available, including postural changes, sensory enhancements, changes in feeding processes, and exercise programs. Other therapy issues discussed include the relationship of the feeding process to swallowing...

BACKGROUND Swallowing disorders, well recognised in adults, contribute to HIV-infection morbidity. Little data however is available for HIV-infected children. The purpose of this study is to describe swallowing disorders in a group of HIV-infected children in Africa after the introduction of combined anti-retroviral therapy. METHODS We describe 25 HIV-infected children referred for possible s...

BACKGROUND The relationship between type of chemoradiation treatment, site of disease, and swallowing function has not been sufficiently examined in patients with head and neck cancer treated primarily with chemoradiation. METHODS Fifty-three patients with advanced-stage head and neck cancer were evaluated before and 3 months after chemoradiation treatment to define their swallowing disorders...