The Swallowing Clinical Assessment Score in Parkinson's Disease (SCAS-PD) Is a Valid and Low-Cost Tool for Evaluation of Dysphagia: A Gold-Standard Comparison Study.

Larissa L BrancoSheila TrentinCarla Helena Augustin SchwankeIrenio GomesFernanda Loureiro

Published in: Journal of aging research (2019)

SCAS-PD has been shown to have a good concordance with the VFSS. Considering this, SCAS-PD is highly applicable in clinical settings, since it is a simple and low-cost diagnostic tool for detecting dysphagia in PD patients.

Keyphrases

low cost
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors