TY - JOUR
T1 - Dysphagia in multiple sclerosis
T2 - From pathogenesis to diagnosis
AU - Tassorelli, Cristina
AU - Bergamaschi, Roberto
AU - Buscone, Simona
AU - Bartolo, Michelangelo
AU - Furnari, Anna
AU - Crivelli, Paola
AU - Alfonsi, Enrico
AU - Alberici, Elisa
AU - Bertino, Giulia
AU - Sandrini, Giorgio
AU - Nappi, Giuseppe
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Abnormalities of swallowing are commonly encountered in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), especially in the most disabled patients. The disturbances usually involve oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing, although upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction has also been detected. MS patients need to be effectively evaluated and managed in order to recognize dysphagia before any medical complications such as aspiration pneumonia appear. An integrated approach is proposed to define the severity of dysphagia and to devise the most appropriate therapeutic/ rehabilitative methodology.
AB - Abnormalities of swallowing are commonly encountered in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), especially in the most disabled patients. The disturbances usually involve oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing, although upper oesophageal sphincter dysfunction has also been detected. MS patients need to be effectively evaluated and managed in order to recognize dysphagia before any medical complications such as aspiration pneumonia appear. An integrated approach is proposed to define the severity of dysphagia and to devise the most appropriate therapeutic/ rehabilitative methodology.
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Swallowing
KW - Videofluoroscopy
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U2 - 10.1007/s10072-008-1044-9
DO - 10.1007/s10072-008-1044-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 19089677
AN - SCOPUS:58049211959
VL - 29
JO - Neurological Sciences
JF - Neurological Sciences
SN - 1590-1874
IS - SUPPL. 4
ER -