Oropharyngeal dysphagia profiles in individuals with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.
Lauren C Tabor-GrayEmily K PlowmanC Romero-ClarkS YoussofPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2017)
These findings highlight the high prevalence of oropharyngeal swallowing impairments in both swallowing efficiency and safety. A high proportion of physiologic impairments in epiglottic inversion and laryngeal vestibule closure were noted that related to functional impairments in swallow safety and inefficiency.