Objectives: To investigate whether disclosed symptoms (coughing, choking and throat clearing) can be used as early predictors of swallowing disorders in non-hospitalized elderly population. In addition, to determine the presence of early findings of swallowing disorders through fiber optic endoscopic ...
Figure. Mean 5-year scores for head and neck cancer–specific and general health outcomes by level of pain at 1 year. Aesth indicates aesthetics; QOL, quality of life; and Soc Disrupt, social disruption. Table 1. Patient, Disease, and Treatment Characteristics of 337 Patients With a History...
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During each block, 4 to 8 uncued taste stimulus presentations were presented with a volume of 0.75ml delivered over 2 s followed by a 7 s swallowing period. Each taste block was presented four times and block length varied between 36 to 54 s. The order of blocks was counterbalanced across...
Numerous cases of esophageal ulceration have been reported. In most cases, the patients had taken their medication at bedtime, usually without enough liquid. Patients often presented with severe retrosternal pain anddifficulty swallowing. Ulcerations generally resolved within a week after discontinuing...
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The short-term prognosis of stroke patients is mainly influenced by the severity of the primary disease at admission and the trend of disease development during the acute phase (1–7 days after admission). The aim of this study is to explore the rel
swallowing function and to address pain. another significant predictor of long-term eating functioning for these survivors was dental status at 1 year. this finding is similar to that of a 2005 study 31 that demonstrated a direct relationship between inadequate dental rehabilitation in long-term hnc...
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difficulty with swallowing dilated neck veins extreme fatigue fainting fast, slow, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse fever heat intolerance hives or welts, skin itching, rash, or redness irregular breathing irritability menstrual changes nausea pain or discomfort in the arms, jaw, bac...