Dysphagia is a common and frequently undetected complication of many neurological
disorders and of sarcopoenia in ageing persons. Spontaneous swallowing frequency (SSF) …

Following severe brain injuries, a subset of patients may remain in an altered state of
consciousness; most of these patients require artificial feeding. Currently, a functional oral …

Purpose: Accumulated pharyngo-laryngeal secretions are associated with dysphagia,
aspiration, and poor health outcomes. Despite ongoing developments in the evaluation of …

Objective More than half of post-stroke patients develop dysphagia, which manifests as
delayed swallowing and is associated with a high risk of aspiration. In this study, we aimed …

Objectives Unexplained chronic cough (UCC) is common and has significant impacts on
quality of life. Ongoing cough can sensitize the larynx, increasing the urge to cough and …

Background Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a method for producing regular
contractions of muscles that have been paralyzed. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of …

Swallowing is a complex function that relies on both brainstem and cerebral control.
Cerebral neurofunctional evaluations are mostly based on functional magnetic resonance …

Background A patient with severe acquired brain injury (sABI) may experience impairment in
the physiological swallowing process. Many studies in the rehabilitation field have sought to …

This pilot study used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine brain activity
in selected regions of the left motor and sensory cortex while doing swallowing-related …

Purpose Neuroplasticity may be enhanced by increasing brain activation and bloodflow in
neural regions relevant to the target behavior. We administered precisely formulated and …