Aspiration Screening in Motor Neuron Disease: Preliminary Results From Utilization of the Yale Swallow Protocol

Conclusions The YSP is a simple tool and easy to utilize and has a high sensitivity in identifying aspiration risk in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A future investigation with a larger sample size is needed to better investigate the utility of YSP as a screening tool for this population.PMID:34670101 | DOI:10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00092

Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - October 20, 2021 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kendrea L Focht Garand Debra M Suiter Stephanie Reyes Justine Dallal York I-Hweii Amy Chen Source Type: research