Over the past 20 years, research on the physiology of swallowing has confirmed that the
oropharyngeal swallowing process can be modulated, both volitionally and in response to …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is frequent in stroke patients and increases mortality, mainly
because of pulmonary complications. We hypothesized that sensitive transcutaneous …

Background: Reduced swallowing frequency affects secretion management in Parkinson
disease (PD). Gum chewing increases saliva flow and swallow frequency. This study uses …

Swallowing problems are common after brain injury, and can affect as many as 50% of
patients in the period immediately after stroke. In some cases this can lead to serious …

Swallowing is a sensorimotor act for the safe and efficient transport of liquids and food from
the lips to the stomach controlled via a diversely distributed neural network, with swallowing …