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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2014-03-01
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