Dysphagia in Ambulant Patients with Parkinson's Disease: common, not dangerous
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Dysphagia in ambulant patients with Parkinson's disease: common, not dangerous.
To assess the frequency of subjective and objective dysphagia and its possible pulmonary sequelae, we prospectively studied 22 out-patients with Parkinson's disease; 15 spouses served as controls. All subjects answered a standard questionnaire concerning swallowing and respiratory functions and underwent barium swallow videofluoroscopy. Possible pulmonary infection was investigated by recording...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100048770