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Management of neurogenic dysphagia.
Dysphagia is common in patients with neurological disorders. It may result from lesions in the central or peripheral nervous system as well as from diseases of muscle and disorders of the neuromuscular junction. Drugs that are commonly used in the management of neurological conditions may also precipitate or aggravate swallowing diYculties in some patients. Neurogenic dysphagia often results in...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.54.12.1037