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White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders: Screening and Non-instrumental Assessment for Dysphagia in Adults
AbstractThis White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) reports on the current state of screening and non-instrumental assessment for dysphagia in adults. An overview is provided on the measures that are available, and how to select screening tools and assessments. Emphasis is placed on different types of screening, patient-reported measures, assessment of anatomy and physiology of the swallowing act, and clinical swallowing evaluation. Many screening and non-instrumental assessments are available for evaluating dysphagia in adults; however, their use may not be warranted due to poor diagnostic per...
Source: Dysphagia - March 31, 2021 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Preclinical Dysphagia in Community Dwelling Older Adults: What Should We Look For?
Conclusions Dysphagia in CDOA is complex and multidimensional. Clinicians working with older adults will benefit from considering elements described in this multidimensional framework to better understand the etiology of swallowing deficits and improve management. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14150078.PMID:33684295 | DOI:10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00014
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - March 8, 2021 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Aarthi Madhavan Source Type: research

Prevention of depression in adults with long-term physical conditions
CONCLUSIONS: Based on evidence of very low certainty, our results may indicate the benefit of pharmacological interventions, during or directly after preventive treatment. Few trials examined short-term outcomes up to six months, nor the follow-up effects at six to 12 months, with studies suffering from great numbers of drop-outs and inconclusive results. Generalisation of results is limited as study populations and treatment regimes were very heterogeneous. Based on the results of this review, we conclude that for adults with long-term physical conditions, there is only very uncertain evidence regarding the implementation...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - March 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hanna Kampling Harald Baumeister J ürgen Bengel Oskar Mittag Source Type: research

Correlation Between EAT-10 and Aspiration Risk Differs by Dysphagia Etiology
AbstractAgreement between self-reported dysphagic symptoms and actual swallowing physiology can vary widely across individuals. The Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) is a self-report questionnaire commonly used to identify individuals with oropharyngeal dysphagia, but its interpretation for highly prevalent populations is poorly defined. Our primary objective was to determine if correlation strength between EAT-10 and Penetration –Aspiration Scale (PAS) scores differed by dysphagia etiology. Our secondary objective was to identify clinical factors that were associated with a mismatch between EAT-10 scores and videofluor...
Source: Dysphagia - January 24, 2021 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Effects of Neck Radiation on Result of Doppler Sonography of Carotid Arteries in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of neck radiation on the results of Doppler sonography of carotid arteries in head and neck cancer patients.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 15, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Ali Akhavan, Maryam Farghadani, Hamid Emami, Zahra Naderi Beni, Afsaneh Naderi Beni Source Type: research

Outcomes of Combined Antegrade –Retrograde Dilations for Radiation-Induced Esophageal Strictures in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to analyze outcomes of combined antegrade –retrograde dilations (CARD). This retrospective study was conducted on 14 patients with a history of head and neck cancer, treated with radiation therapy that was complicated by either complete or near-complete esophageal stenosis. All patients had minimal oral intake and depended on a gastrostom y tube for nutrition. Swallow function before and after CARD was assessed using the Functional Oral Intake Scale, originally developed for stroke patients and applied to head and neck cancer patients. Patients undergoing CARD demonstrated a quantifia...
Source: Dysphagia - January 2, 2021 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Association Among Age-Related Tongue Muscle Abnormality, Tongue Pressure, and Presbyphagia: A 3D MRI Study
AbstractMuscle aging such as sarcopenia adversely affects motor activities. However, few studies have elucidated the aging physiological mechanism of tongue concerted with the changes muscle composition. The present study aimed to examine the tongue composition changes to detect the effect of tongue fat mass on tongue pressure and swallowing function with aging. Twenty community-dwelling elderly without head and neck cancer, stroke, or neuromuscular disease and 20 healthy young were included. Tongue volume, tongue fat mass, tongue lean muscle mass, and tongue fat percentage were evaluated with 3D magnetic resonance imaging...
Source: Dysphagia - August 1, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Hypothermia treatment reduced cyclin-dependent kinase 5-mediated inflammation in ischemic stroke and improved outcomes in ischemic stroke patients
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread exponentially worldwide. In Brazil, the number of infected people diagnosed has been increasing and, as in other countries, it has been associated with a high risk of contamination in healthcare teams. For healthcare professionals, the full use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is mandatory, such as wearing surgical or filtering facepiece class 2 (FFP2) masks, waterproof aprons, gloves, and goggles, in addition to training in care processes. A reduction in the number of face-to-face visits an...
Source: Clinics - July 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Clustering of functioning and disability profile based on the WHO disability assessment schedule 2.0 - a nationwide databank study.
Conclusion: We converted WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0. functioning domain scores into six-dimensioned radar chart, and demonstrate disability restrictions can be further categorized into clusters according to similarity of functioning impairment. Understanding of disease-related disabilities provides an important basis for designing rehabilitation programs and policies on social welfare and health that reflect the daily-living needs of people according to diagnosis.Implication for RehabilitationThe use of radar charts provided a direct visualization of the scope and severity of disabilities associated with specif...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 10, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chen CP, Chen YW, Chang KH, Huang SW, Wu CH, Escorpizo R, Stucki G, Liou TH Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Prevalence of Dysphagia in China: An Epidemiological Survey of 5943 Participants
ConclusionDysphagia is prevalent in China among older individuals and people who have suffered a stroke, HNCs, or NDDs. The prevalence of dysphagia increases steadily with increasing age and presence of comorbid disease. People with dysphagia are more likely to suffer from malnutrition.
Source: Dysphagia - May 25, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Pilot Study of Quantitative Methods for Differentiating Pharyngeal Swallowing Mechanics by Dysphagia Etiology
This study demonstrated that swallowing mechanics among cohorts of dysphagic patients can be differentiated using kinematics and CASM, providing different but complementary quantitative methods for investigating the impact of various disease states on swallowing function.
Source: Dysphagia - May 13, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Longitudinal atherosclerotic changes after radio(chemo)therapy of hypopharyngeal carcinoma
This study aimed at a closer characterization of this damage and its development in time with a longitudi...
Source: Radiation Oncology - May 7, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cristoforo Simonetto, Michael Mayinger, Thamer Ahmed, Kai Borm, Pavel Kundr át, Steffi Pigorsch, Jan Christian Kaiser and Stephanie E. Combs Tags: Research Source Type: research