Screening and evaluation tools of dysphagia in adults with neuromuscular diseases: a systematic review.

Nicolas AudagChristophe GoubauMichel ToussaintGregory Reychler

Published in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease (2019)

This systematic review identified 12 different tools for the screening and evaluation of dysphagia in adults with NMD. Majority of the studies presented VFSS as a valid and reliable examination to assess dysphagia in ALS and DMD. Other tools were mainly evaluated in ALS patients, but further studies are needed to complete their measurement properties. In other NMDs, no firm conclusion can be made because of insufficient data and heterogeneity of NMDs.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
case control
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
meta analyses
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
duchenne muscular dystrophy
randomized controlled trial
big data
machine learning