Children with neurological disabilities frequently have problems with feeding and
swallowing. Such problems have a significant impact on the health and well-being of these …

The nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is a key brainstem structure relaying interoceptive
peripheral information to the interrelated brain centres for eliciting rapid autonomic …

Neurogenic dysphagia frequently occurs after stroke and deglutitive aspiration is one of the
main reasons for subacute death after stroke. Although promising therapeutic interventions …

Objective: To assess ischemic stroke patients regarding the relationship between lesion
locations, swallowing impairment, medical and demographic factors and (1) oral intake …

The cerebellum is known to play a supportive role in swallowing-related functions; however,
wide discrepancies about the incidence rate of swallowing disorders following cerebellar …

We investigated the progression of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with multiple
system atrophy (MSA), with particular emphasis on MSA subtype variation. Fifty-nine MSA …

Dysphagia is a common non-primary symptom of patients with Parkinson's disease. The aim
of this study is to investigate the underlying alterations of brain functional connectivity in …

Cough is known as a protective reflex to keep the airway free from harmful substances.
Although brain activity during cough was previously examined mainly by functional magnetic …

Dysphagia is one of the most common symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. It can
reduce the quality of life and increase the risk of mortality by developing complications such …

Purpose: Dysphagia impacts many poststroke survivors with wide-ranging prevalence in the
acute and chronic phases. One relatively unexplored manifestation of poststroke swallowing …