Altered Pharyngeal Muscles in Parkinson Disease
Volume: 71, Issue: 6, Pages: 520 - 530
Published: Jun 1, 2012
Abstract
Dysphagia (impaired swallowing) is common in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and is related to aspiration pneumonia, the primary cause of death in PD. Therapies that ameliorate the limb motor symptoms of PD are ineffective for dysphagia. This suggests that the pathophysiology of PD dysphagia may differ from that affecting limb muscles, but little is known about potential neuromuscular abnormalities in the swallowing muscles in PD. This...
Paper Details
Title
Altered Pharyngeal Muscles in Parkinson Disease
Published Date
Jun 1, 2012
Volume
71
Issue
6
Pages
520 - 530
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