Pharyngolaryngeal Sensory Deficits in Patients with Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: Lateralization and Relation to Overall Dysphagia Severity

Conclusions: This study provides evidence that an intact sensory feedback is of utmost importance to perform nonimpaired swallowing and highlights the key role of disturbed pharyngeal and laryngeal afferents in the pathophysiology of PSD.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2017;7:130 –139

Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - October 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: research