Relationship between oral transit time and functional performance in motor neuron disease
ABSTRACT Oral phase swallowing impairment in motor neuron disease (MND) is caused by tongue weakness, fasciculation and atrophy, which may compromise oral transit time and total feeding time. Objective: To describe and correlate total oral transit time (TOTT) with functional performance in MND usin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000800542&lng=en&tlng=en |