Clinical evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Machado-Joseph disease

Clinical evaluation of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Machado-Joseph disease

CONTEXT: In Machado-Joseph disease, poor posture, dystonia and peripheral neuropathy are extremely predisposing to oropharyngeal dysphagia, which is more commonly associated with muscular dystrophy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Machado-Joseph dise...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Mello Alves Corrêa, Valter Nilton Felix, Jonas Lírio Gurgel, Rubens A. A Sallum, Ivan Cecconello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2010-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Doença de Machado-Joseph
Transtornos de deglutição
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032010000400003&lng=en&tlng=en

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