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Submental Muscle Activity and Its Role in Diagnosing Sarcopenic Dysphagia.

Kotomi SakaiEnri NakayamaNicole Rogus-PuliaTakahiro TakehisaYozo TakehisaKevin Y UrayamaOsamu Takahashi
Published in: Clinical interventions in aging (2020)
Patients with sarcopenic dysphagia had longer submental muscle activity duration and higher amplitude during swallowing as assessed using sEMG. The findings of this study can be useful in elucidating the underlying pathophysiology of sarcopenic dysphagia and in diagnosing sarcopenic dysphagia.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • resting state