Swallowing Difficulties in Polio Survivors
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 684-690, 2000.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-724399
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In patients with a history of acute paralytic poliomyelitis, late progressive muscle weakness, fatigue, pain may arise, a symptom complex of known as post-poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS). Dysphagia may also develop in some PPS patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the presence of is swallowing difficulty in polio survivors and to describe the nature of the swallowing difficulty.METHOD:
Polio survivors answered the questionnaire pertaining to swallowing function and received a videofluroscopic evaluation of the oral and pharyngeal phases using 3 consistencies ofmaterial:
liquid barium; semisolid barium paste; boiled yolk of an egg coated with barium.RESULTS:
Of the 16 subjects, 8 had subjective symptoms of swallowing difficulties. All of the 6 PPS patients, regardless of whether they had symptoms of swallowing difficulties, had some abnormal oropharyngeal function through video fluoroscopic swallowing study.CONCLUSION:
In patients with post-polio syndrome, there is progressive deterioration of swallowing functions similar to that in the muscles of the limbs. This swallowing dysfunction is not related with their subjective symptoms.
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Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Óvulo
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Poliomielite
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Bário
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Transtornos de Deglutição
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Síndrome Pós-Poliomielite
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Sobreviventes
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Debilidade Muscular
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Deglutição
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Extremidades
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo