Characteristics of Early Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Patients with Multiple System Atrophy.

CONCLUSION: Understanding early OD characteristics in patients with MSA and the differences between MSA subtypes could be helpful in managing dysphagia in patients with MSA. Several dysphagia symptoms similar to those of Parkinson disease were frequently observed in MSA-P, but not in MSA-C. A follow-up study is needed to elucidate the natural course of OD in MSA patients and the difference between MSA subtypes.
PMID: 29621788 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases - April 5, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Lee HH, Seo HG, Kim KD, Lee SH, Lee WH, Oh BM, Lee WW, Kim Y, Kim A, Kim HJ, Jeon B, Han TR Tags: Neurodegener Dis Source Type: research