Intraluminal pressure change in the pharyngeal phase of swallowing was measured by the station pull-through method, in which a pressure transducer probe was being withdrawn at each 1 cm step from a segment 25 to 8 cm from the nostril. The probe had an outside diameter of 5.0 mm in size and was loaded with two miniature pressure transducers 3 cm apart from each other. Electromyogram of the supra...

PURPOSE To evaluate chewing and swallowing functions in women with and without temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and investigate the position of the mandible and the hyoid bone as they are important structures in the development of these functions. METHODS Seventy women were evaluated in relation to TMD diagnosis according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria, among them, 34 composed the study ...

BACKGROUND Despite numerous reports of changes in satiety, food preference, and eating habits in patients with frontotemporal dementia, there have been few systematic studies. OBJECTIVES To investigate the frequency of changes in eating behaviours and the sequence of development of eating behaviours in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease, using a caregiver questionnaire. METHODS...

background: dysphagia is common after stroke. the onset time of swallowing rehabilitation following stroke has an important role in the recovery of dysphagia and preventing of its complications, but it was either highly variable or was not stated in previous trials. the aim of this study was investigation effects of onset time of swallowing therapy on recovery from dysphagia following stroke. m...

The coordination of breathing and swallowing was studied in seven normal males at rest, as well as during eating and drinking. Ventilation was monitored using respiratory inductive plethysmography and swallowing was recorded by submental electromyogram. Swallowing occurred almost exclusively in expiration. Two hundred and seventy-one swallows were seen and only two occurred in inspiration. The ...

Volitional swallowing in humans involves the coordination of both brainstem and cerebral swallowing control regions. Peripheral sensory inputs are necessary for safe and efficient swallowing, and their importance to the patterned components of swallowing has been demonstrated. However, the role of sensory inputs to the cerebral system during volitional swallowing is less clear. We used four con...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The relationship of brain lesion location and swallowing disturbance pattern has been poorly studied in acute stroke patients. METHODS Sixty patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke at clearly assessed location and clinical signs of dysphagia were studied. Swallowing-related parameters rated clinically and fiberendoscopically were attention deficit, buccofacial ap...

This study aimed to investigate international scientific papers published on the subject of cervical auscultation and its use in speech therapy. The study involved a qualitative review of the literature spanning the last 10 years. Articles were selected from the PubMed database using the following keywords: cervical auscultation, swallowing and swallowing disorders. Research was included that w...

OUTLINE Preliminary Considerations: Swallowing Symptoms and Neurologic Defi cits 41 Brief overview of functional neuroanatomy relative to swallowing functions 42 Cortical Functions 42 Cortical functions and swallowing impairment 43 Swallowing Defi cits in Hemispheric Stroke Syndromes 44 Treatment considerations 46 Swallowing Defi cits in Dementia 49 Treatment considerations 51 Swallowing Defi c...

We report a video-electroencephalogram study of a 50-year-old woman who developed a clinical picture consisting of stereotyped periodic eye opening followed by eye closing, with or without swallowing movements, after a prolonged cardiopulmonary arrest. These movements were associated with a burst-suppression pattern on the electroencephalogram. [Published with video sequences].