Stuttered swallowing: Electric stimulation of the right insula interferes with water swallowing. A case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Various functional resonance imaging, magnetoencephalographic and lesion studies suggest the involvement of the insular cortex in the control of swallowing. However, the exact location of insular activation during swallowing and its...

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Main Authors: Shoemaker J, Wong Savio WH, Al-Otaibi Faisal, Sörös Peter, Mirsattari Seyed M, Hachinski Vladimir, Martin Ruth E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/11/20