Swallowing function in patients with Parkinson’s disease and Deep Brain Stimulation

Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in Europe. Besides motor dysfunction, PD is characterized by several non-motor and secondary motor features, such as weight change, sialorrhea, constipation and swallowing problems. Of these, swallowing is one o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sundstedt, Stina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Öron- näs- och halssjukdomar 2017
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-127116
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-606-0