Relationship between oral transit time and functional performance in motor neuron disease

Relationship between oral transit time and functional performance in motor neuron disease

ABSTRACT Oral phase swallowing impairment in motor neuron disease (MND) is caused by tongue weakness, fasciculation and atrophy, which may compromise oral transit time and total feeding time. Objective: To describe and correlate total oral transit time (TOTT) with functional performance in MND usin...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Carolina Brandão, Magali Aparecida Orate Menezes da Silva, Paula Cristina Cola, Roberta Gonçalves da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Deglutition
quantitative analysis
deglutition disorders
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000800542&lng=en&tlng=en
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