Sensitivity and specificity of the EAT-10 and SDQ-DP in identifying the risk of dysphagia in Parkinson's disease.

Adriana Ponsoni Flávia Pereira da Costa Vinícius Nagy Soares Camilla Gabriela Silva Santos Lucia Figueiredo Mourao

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2024)

The SDQ-PD revealed low sensitivity and low specificity to identify the presence of dysphagia and/or penetration/aspiration in patients with early and intermediate stages of PD in this sample. Despite its low specificity, the EAT-10 exhibited good sensitivity in indicating the risk of penetration/aspiration.

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structural basis