Higher risk of complications in odynophagia-associated dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Objective This investigation aimed to identify associated factors with dysphagia severity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Method We performed a cross-sectional study of 49 patients with ALS. All patients underwent fiberoptic endoscopy evaluation of swallowing and answered a verbal question...
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| Main Authors: | Karen Fontes Luchesi, Satoshi Kitamura, Lucia Figueiredo Mourão |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000300203&lng=en&tlng=en |
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