BACKGROUND Marchiafava-Bignami disease (MBD) is a rare neurologic complication of chronic alcohol consumption that is characterized by callosal lesions involving demyelination and necrosis. Various reversible neurologic symptoms are found in patients with MBD. Dysarthria and dysphagia are found in various neurological diseases. CASE PRESENTATION We report a 51-year-old man with chronic alcoho...

BACKGROUND The transesophageal echocardiograhpy (TEE) has been studied worldwide. However, identifying additional factors on top of operator's experience and patient's cooperation which could influence the success of the procedure in unsedated patients with heart disease  is not well documented. METHODS Under the cross-sectional descriptive design, 85 target patients were fulfilling the crite...

Background: the transition from gastric to oral feeding of preterm infants is one of the greatest concerns of health professionals and therefore needs an objective criterion to support the beginning of this process. Aim: to test the reliability of an instrument that assesses the readiness of preterm infants for the transition from gastric to oral feeding. Method: the instrument is composed by t...

BACKGROUND The transition from gastric to oral feeding of preterm infants is one of the greatest concerns of health professionals and therefore needs an objective criterion to support the beginning of this process. AIM To test the reliability of an instrument that assesses the readiness of preterm infants for the transition from gastric to oral feeding. METHOD The instrument is composed by ...

Introduction:Dystonia is a disorder of movement caused by various etiologies. Laryngeal dystonia is caused by the spasm of laryngeal muscles. It is a disorder caused by vocal fold movement in which excessive adduction or abduction of the vocal folds occurs during speech. The pathophysiology of this type of dystonia is not fully known. Some researchers have suggested that basal ganglia structure...

The present study aimed to investigate postoperative swallowing disorders in patients diagnosed with CM I after decompression neurosurgery. We selected 54 neurosurgery procedure for from January 2017 December 2019. evaluated the speech-language assessment (CSLSA) 24 h post-surgical extubation. CSLSA observed aspects of posture, sensitivity, tone, and extraoral intraoral mobility FAO visualizing...

The influence of glycosaminoglycans (GAG) on collagen fibrillogenesis in vitro was investigated. GAG and collagen were isolated from the liver of rats treated with carbon tetrachloride at various time intervals (3-16 weeks). It was found that GAG obtained from the fibrotic liver accelerated collagen fibril formation. This effect was more evident in a solution of type I collagen than type II...

The number of procedures involving the direct examination of, and the introduction of instruments and materials into, the tubular structures of the respiratory tract is increasing. This increase in endoscopic procedures has been attended by greater efforts to overcome the natural defenses of the entrance to the respiratory passages. The defenses are:1 1) The swallowing reflex, originating chief...