The Neurolaryngology Study Group convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts in
neuromuscular physiology, electromyography, physical medicine and rehabilitation …

Central and peripheral neurologic diseases have a profound impact on deglutition, whether
it is traumatic, inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, or caused by secondary effects of the …

Many patients with neurologic impairment due to stroke, multiple sclerosis, trauma, bulbar
palsy, and other disorders have difficulty swallowing. Videofluoroscopy can provide …

Purpose Although allied health services are important adjuncts to medical care for people
with myasthenia gravis (MG), the underutilisation of these services is not well understood …

Background Adequate upper oesophageal sphincter (UOS) opening is critical to safe and
efficient swallowing due to the close proximity of the UOS to the airway entrance. Many …

Background Dysphagia is a common symptom in myasthenia gravis (MG). Clinical
examination alone fails to detect and grade myasthenic dysphagia sufficiently. For a more …

We evaluated swallowing function in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) with or without
dysphagia symptoms using different evaluation parameters and compared the results with …

Background and purpose Diagnosis of pharyngeal dysphagia caused by myasthenia gravis
(MG) based on clinical examination alone is often challenging. Flexible endoscopic …

Swallowing function in myasthenia gravis (MG) was investigated by videofluoroscopy (VF). A
total of 23 VF examinations were performed on 11 MG patients at various time points over …

Dysphagia (from the Greek words dys, difficulty, and phagein, to eat) is a congenital or
acquired swallowing disorder that has structural and functional causes that promote a delay …