Parkinson Disease Affects Peripheral Sensory Nerves in the Pharynx

Volume: 72, Issue: 7, Pages: 614 - 623
Published: Jul 1, 2013
Abstract
Dysphagia is very common in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and often leads to aspiration pneumonia, the most common cause of death in PD. Current therapies are largely ineffective for dysphagia. Because pharyngeal sensation normally triggers the swallowing reflex, we examined pharyngeal sensory nerves in PD patients for Lewy pathology.Sensory nerves supplying the pharynx were excised from autopsied pharynges obtained from patients with...
Paper Details
Title
Parkinson Disease Affects Peripheral Sensory Nerves in the Pharynx
Published Date
Jul 1, 2013
Volume
72
Issue
7
Pages
614 - 623
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