Reduced tongue force and functional swallowing changes in a rat model of post stroke dysphagia.

CONCLUSION: Clinically relevant changes to swallowing and tongue force support the use of the MCAO rat model as a translational model of post stroke dysphagia. This model will allow for future studies to improve our understanding of the physiology contributing to these functional changes as well as the impact of therapeutic interventions on physiological targets and function. PMID: 31022397 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Brain Research - April 21, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Cullins MJ, Connor NP Tags: Brain Res Source Type: research