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 …

The neurobiological study of swallowing and its dysfunction, defined as dysphagia, has
evolved over two centuries beginning with electrical stimulation applied directly to the …

Purpose This review presents the state of swallowing rehabilitation science as it relates to
evidence for neural plastic changes in the brain. The case is made for essential …

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) technique is a dual-channel electrotherapy
system designed specifically for the treatment of pharyngeal dysfunction. The purpose of this …

This review describes evidence in subprimates and primates that the face primary
somatosensory cortex (face SI) and primary motor cortex (face MI) are involved in …

Purpose Treatment of post-stroke dysphagia is notoriously difficult with different
neurostimulation strategies having been employed with a variable degree of success …

This study compares the effects of traditional logopedic dysphagia treatment with those of
neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as adjunct to therapy on the quality of life in …

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

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is very prevalent among poststroke patients, causing severe
complications but lacking specific neurorehabilitation treatment. This review covers …

Recent research has suggested that the central nervous system controlling swallowing can
undergo experience-dependent plasticity. Moreover, swallowing neuroplastic change may …