(1) Background: Dysphagia is a clinical hallmark and part of the current American College of
Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) diagnostic criteria for …

The study of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) is acquiring growing importance
among systemic autoimmune diseases and every year several articles are published about …

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the second largest organ system in the body (other than the
skin) and is commonly affected by many systemic disorders. Systemic sclerosis (SSc), or …

Dysphagia (impaired swallowing) is not a rare problem in various neuromuscular disorders,
both in the pediatric and the adult patient population. On many occasions such patients are …

Objective Cricopharyngeal dysfunction is a common potential cause of
pharyngoesophageal dysphagia. Contextual factors (ie, personal demographics and bolus …

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are chronic disorders characterized by
inflammation in skeletal muscle but also in other organs such as the skin, lungs, joints …

Purpose While dysphagia is a recognized manifestation of autoimmune inflammatory
myopathy, a relationship between myositis and dysphonia or laryngeal pathology is not well …

Introduction Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a clinical hallmark of idiopathic inflammatory
myopathy (IIM). This study investigated predictors, outcome, and characteristics of …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with various neurological disorders often present with
or manifest during their disease process laryngologic pathology that can lead to significant …

Biomechanical relationships involving lingual myoanatomy, contractility, and bolus
movement are fundamental properties of human swallowing. To portray the relationship …