Dysphagia may present in all critically ill patients and large-scale clinical data show that eg
post-extubation dysphagia (PED) is commonly observed in intensive care unit (ICU) …

Postextubation dysphagia (PED) is a common problem in critically ill patients with recent
intubation. Although several risk factors have been identified, most of them are …

Objectives To characterize swallowing deficits in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS);
investigate the delay in dysphagia onset; estimate correlations between dysphagia severity …

The purpose of this study was to compare videofluoroscopy (VFS), fiberoptic endoscopic
evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and oro-pharyngo-oesophageal scintigraphy (OPES) with …

Study Objective: To evaluate the effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on sleep in patients
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) after meticulous titration with polysomnography …

Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is now a first choice method for
studying swallowing disorders on account of the various advantages it offers: easy to use …

Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a rare neurovisceral disease characterised by
progressive neurological deterioration and premature death, and has an estimated birth …

Dysphagia in motor neuron diseases (MNDs) is highly complex, affecting all stages of
swallowing and leading to impaired swallowing safety and efficiency. In order to explore the …

Objective Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between the disease severity of
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and the following parameters of Fiberoptic Endoscopic …

INTRODUCTION Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is often observed in critically ill patients. In
most affected patients OD persists throughout hospital stay and negatively impacts on …