Clinical Scales Predict Significant Videofluoroscopic Dysphagia in Machado Joseph Disease Patients.
Aline D RussoEstela R ReckziegelAna C Krum-SantosMarina C AugustinBetina ScheerenCarine D FreitasVanessa L TormanMaria-Luiza Saraiva-PereiraJonas A SauteLaura B JardimPublished in: Movement disorders clinical practice (2015)
Significant dysphagia was not related to age at onset, disease duration, or CAG repeat expansion, but with SARA scores, lower BMI, and the domain eating duration of SWAL-QOL. As a guideline for preventing aspiration, we suggest that SARA scores greater than 15 or eating duration-SWAL-QOL lower than 60% should urge VF studies in SCA3/MJD.