ALLMedicine™ Dysphagia Center

May 21st, 2022 - Motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that may cause dysphagia, as well as limb weakness, dysarthria, emotional lability, and respiratory failure. Since normal s...

May 21st, 2022 - This project aimed to explore the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the nutritional status and neurological function of patients with postischemic stroke dysphagia. After recruiting 70 inpatients with cerebral infar...

May 20th, 2022 - History Lung cancer is often insidious, producing no symptoms until the disease is well advanced. In approximately 7-10% of cases, lung cancer is diagnosed in asymptomatic patients when a chest radiograph performed for other reasons reveals the di...

May 20th, 2022 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To demonstrate non-inferiority in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) of concurrent reduced-dose radiation therapy (RT) with cisplatin or concurrent reduced-dose radiation therapy with nivolumab to the current standard ...

May 20th, 2022 - To evaluate the characteristics of sarcopenic dysphagia (SD) and the prognosis of swallowing function in convalescent rehabilitation hospital patients; and to investigate the association between malnutrition severity and SD. A prospective, multi-c...

Nov 20th, 2021 - Epigastric pain can have multiple etiologies including myocardial infarction, pancreatitis, acute aortic syndromes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, duodenal ulcer disease, gastric cancer, and hiatal h...

Apr 12th, 2021 - Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a combination of autonomic failure plus cerebellar syndrome and/or parkinsonism. Dysphagia is a frequent and disabling symptom in MSA and its occurrence within 5 years ...

Aug 11th, 2020 - Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by aberrant peristalsis and insufficient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Patients most commonly present with dysphagia to solids and liquids, regurgitation, and occasional ch...

Aug 10th, 2020 - Esophageal symptoms are common and may indicate the presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), structural processes, motor dysfunction, behavioral conditions, or functional disorders. Esophageal physiologic tests are often performed when ...

Aug 2nd, 2020 - On April 14, the Society of Swallowing and Dysphagia of Japan (SSDJ) proposed its position statement on dysphagia treatment considering the ongoing spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The main routes of transmis...

May 20th, 2022 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To demonstrate non-inferiority in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) of concurrent reduced-dose radiation therapy (RT) with cisplatin or concurrent reduced-dose radiation therapy with nivolumab to the current standard ...

May 17th, 2022 - Twenty (20) persons treated for cancer of the head and neck (HNCA) with radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy (RT/CRT) at least 5 years previously will be randomized to an 8-week program of either EMST only and Standard Care only in order to exam...

May 16th, 2022 - Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) is the most common progressive and debilitating muscle disease beginning in persons over age 50 years, with an annual incidence estimated at 2.2 to 7.9 per million. IBM causes both proximal and distal muscle weakness,...

May 13th, 2022 - Essential tremor (ET) is a chronic, progressive neurological disease characterized by a symmetrical 4-12 Hz kinetic tremor constantly affecting hands and arms. The tremor can also involve the neck, the lower limb, the voice, the mouth, the tongue ...

May 11th, 2022 - This preliminary, prospective, dose escalating clinical study will evaluate the safety and potential efficacy of Autologous Muscle Derived Cells for Gastro-Intestinal Repair (AMDC-GIR) for the treatment of tongue dysphagia (TD) that develops follo...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - Use of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia increased dramatically during the past decade, a retrospective study found, and while the procedure appears just as safe as laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM), it led to greater hea...

Apr 18th, 2022 - People with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) may run an increased risk of mood disorders, anxiety, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and should be screened for those conditions, researchers say. "It's important to know that there i...

Apr 4th, 2022 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

Feb 16th, 2022 - Rheumatologists looking for clues to whether their patients with certain inflammatory myopathies will improve on immunosuppressive drugs may find them in a new study appearing in Arthritis Care & Research. Presence of dermatomyositis-specific auto...

Feb 1st, 2022 - Results from a double-blind, phase 3 trial suggest budesonide oral suspension may improve eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) outcomes, providing promise for meeting the ongoing unmet treatment needs for individuals with the disease. In December 2020,.