Dysphagia characteristics in Huntington’s disease patients: insights from the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing and the Swallowing Disturbances Questionnaire
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DOI: 10.1017/s1092852918001037
Abstract: Background Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by increasing dysphagia as the disease progresses. Specific characteristics of the HD dysphagia are not well defined. Objective To characterize the swallowing disturbances of HD patients,… read more here.
Keywords: swallowing disturbances; huntington disease; fiberoptic endoscopic; disease ... See more keywords
Comparison Between Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and Nasogastric Feeding in 160 Patients with Swallowing Disturbances: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study
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DOI: 10.2147/cia.s389891
Abstract: Purpose We retrospectively compared the complications, blood biochemical indexes and outcomes in patients with swallowing disturbances receiving nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding and percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy (PEG). Methods Among 160 patients, 72 cases received PEG and… read more here.
Keywords: year; group; peg group; swallowing disturbances ... See more keywords