Investigation of compensatory postures with videofluoromanometry in dysphagia patients

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 18, Issue 23

This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Number of Hits and Downloads for This Article

All Articles published online

Item

Count

PDF

466

HTML

4560

Figures (1-2)

186

Tables (1-3)

184

Sum=5396

Jun 21, 2012 (publication date) through Jul 20, 2024

Times Cited of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Brief Article

World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2012; 18(23): 2973-2978
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2973

Table 3 Results of compensatory postures in selected patients

	ALS	Stroke	MS	PD	Post-surgery	AD	Others	Total
Swallowing disorders
Aspiration before swallowing	4	5	1	3	1	3	-	17
Aspiration during swallowing	12	5	3	5	4	3	-	32
Aspiration after swallowing	10	2	2	3	2	2	-	21
No transit	1	-	-	2	-	2	-	5
Compensation postures
Chin down	13	6	5	6	5	7	0	42
Head turned	10	4	1	3	0	1	0	19
Head hyperextended	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	5
No compensation	3	2	0	2	2	0	0	9

ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MS: Multiple sclerosis; PD: Parkinson’s disease; AD: Alzheimer’s disease.

Citation: Solazzo A, Monaco L, Del Vecchio L, Tamburrini S, Iacobellis F, Berritto D, Pizza NL, Reginelli A, Di Martino N, Grassi R. Investigation of compensatory postures with videofluoromanometry in dysphagia patients. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(23): 2973-2978
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i23/2973.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2973