Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) refers to any abnormality in the physiology of
swallowing in the upper gastrointestinal tract, which leads to the related clinical …

The degenerative motor neuron disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) frequently
leads bulbar symptoms like dysarthria, dysphagia, and sialorrhea, in approximately one …

Background: Dysphagia is common in adults living with neuromuscular disease (NMD).
Increased life expectancy, secondary to improvements in standards of care, requires the …

Introduction: Previous research on voice in Parkinson's disease (PD) has consistently
demonstrated alterations in acoustic parameters, including fundamental frequency (F0) …

The antisense oligonucleotide nusinersen has been shown to improve trunk and limb motor
function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Bulbar dysfunction, which is …

Background Dysphagia can lead to serious complications such as aspiration and aspiration
pneumonia, timely and effective rehabilitation training can improve the swallowing function …

Objective Dysphagia is a common and serious clinical symptom of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS). The study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of four dysphagia …

Background 5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is characterized by the
progressive loss of motor neurons with consecutive weakness and atrophy of the limb …

Introduction: Jaw-opening force (JOF) can be a potential screening tool for dysphagia.
However, confounding variables such as comorbidities or physical and oral functions that …

Background Information about dysarthria and dysphagia in mitochondrial diseases (MD) is
scarce. However, this knowledge is needed to identify speech and swallowing problems …