Assessing the Swallowing Function in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: An Easily Accessible and Objective Multidimensional Approach.

Charlotte ColotSarah BenmechriElke EveraertSarah MuysLinde Van HimmeValentine TahonMaurine SalmonDorine Van DyckElke De VosNicolas Deconinck

Published in: Journal of neuromuscular diseases (2024)

Both tools provided new insights on the oral and pharyngeal phase of swallowing in SMA patients. In SMA patients, muscle strength in certain crucial anatomical regions during swallowing is weaker than in healthy children.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
young adults
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes