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OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes of swallowing function after ballooning dilatation (BD) and the Botox injection (BI) into the cricopharyngeus muscle in patients with severe dysphagia.
METHOD: Nine severe dysphagic patients with...
Objective: Thickening agents used in dysphagia diets to adjust the viscosity of foods adversely affect the inherent food flavors and colors. Chopped and ground foods have unfamiliar flavors, colors and...
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of supraglottic swallowing maneuver on swallowing kinematics using kinematic analysis of a videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS).
METHOD: Twenty healthy volunteers (10 in...
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the temporal variables of hyolaryngeal movements during normal swallowing using kinematic analysis of the video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) to present the normal cut-off values of...