Speech and swallowing characteristics in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Vanessa Brzoskowski Dos Santos Jonas Alex Morales Saute Laís Alves Jacinto-Scudeiro Annelise Ayres Rafaela Soares Rech Alcyr Alves de Oliveira Maira Rozenfeld Olchik

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2022)

FSHD patients presented mild dysarthria and dysphagia. Frequent monitoring of these symptoms could be an important way to provide early rehabilitation and better quality of life.

Keyphrases

muscular dystrophy
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
duchenne muscular dystrophy
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
physical activity
sleep quality
patient reported outcomes