Screening for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adult patients with neuromuscular diseases using the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire.
Nicolas AudagGiuseppe LiistroChristophe GoubauLaure VanderveldeWilliam PoncinMichel ToussaintPeter Y K Van den BerghGregory ReychlerPublished in: Muscle & nerve (2021)
The SSQ tests positively for oropharyngeal dysphagia in a higher proportion of NMD patients compared with their medical records. The distinct oropharyngeal dysphagia characteristics we revealed in different NMD groups and diseases may help to elaborate adapted clinical approaches in the management of oropharyngeal dysphagia.