Dysphagia progression and swallowing management in Parkinson's disease: an observational study

Introduction: Dysphagia is relatively common in individuals with neurological disorders. Objective: To describe the swallowing management and investigate associated factors with swallowing in a case series of patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: It is a long-term study with 24 patients....

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Main Authors: Karen Fontes Luchesi, Satoshi Kitamura, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000100024&lng=en&tlng=en