Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in hereditary spastic paraplegias

ABSTRACT Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are a group of genetic diseases characterized by lower limb spasticity with or without additional neurological features. Swallowing dysfunction is poorly studied in HSP and its presence can lead to significant respiratory and nutritional complications....

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Main Authors: Laís Alves Jacinto-Scudeiro, Gustavo Dariva Machado, Annelise Ayres, Daniela Burguêz, Marcia Polese-Bonatto, Carelis González-Salazar, Marina Siebert, Marcondes Cavalcante França Junior, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik, Jonas Alex Morales Saute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2020-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019001200843&tlng=en