Neurorehabilitation strategies for poststroke oropharyngeal dysphagia: from compensation to the recovery of swallowing function

C Cabib, O Ortega, H Kumru… - Annals of the New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is very prevalent among poststroke patients, causing severe
complications but lacking specific neurorehabilitation treatment. This review covers …

Dysphagia in the elderly: focus on rehabilitation strategies

C Di Pede, ME Mantovani, A Del Felice… - Aging Clinical and …, 2016 - Springer
Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia among the elderly is high, but underestimated and
underdiagnosed. It may give raise to relevant complications impacting on morbidity, hospital …

Electrical pharyngeal stimulation increases substance P level in saliva

S Suntrup‐Krueger, S Bittner, S Recker… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide known to enhance the swallow
response. It likely acts as a neurotransmitter in the pharyngeal mucosa in response to local …

Exploring the effects of synchronous pharyngeal electrical stimulation with swallowing carbonated water on cortical excitability in the human pharyngeal motor system

J Magara, E Michou… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Previous reports have revealed that excitation of human pharyngeal motor
cortex can be induced by pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) and swallowing …

[PDF][PDF] Modulation of spontaneous and volitional swallowing: Methodological and behavioural analyses

KM Lamvik - 2016 - ir.canterbury.ac.nz
This research programme was inspired by a desire to understand the neural underpinnings
of an interesting patient cohort with an atypical presentation of dysphagia (Huckabee …