Severity of dysphagia is associated with hospitalizations and mortality in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Saam DilmaghaniJessica AtiehLehar KhannaEmily A HosfieldMichael CamilleriDavid A KatzkaPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2021)
Severity of oropharyngeal dysphagia, as measured by the FOIS, is associated with poorer survival and shorter time to hospitalization for dysphagia-related complications, pneumonia, or death in PD.