Diagnostic validity of methods for assessment of swallowing sounds: a systematic review

Introduction: Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a highly prevalent comorbidity in neurological patients and presents a serious health threat, which may lead to outcomes of aspiration pneumonia, ranging from hospitalization to death. This assessment proposes a non-invasive, acoustic-based method to differen...

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Main Authors: Karinna Veríssimo Meira Taveira, Rosane Sampaio Santos, Bianca Lopes Cavalcante de Leão, José Stechman Neto, Leandro Pernambuco, Letícia Korb da Silva, Graziela De Luca Canto, André Luís Porporatti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869418300041