Open AccessIncoordination during the pharyngeal phase in severe dysphagia due to lateral medullary syndrome
Author(s) -
Kunieda Kenjiro,
Sugi Takafumi,
Ohno Tomohisa,
Nomoto Akiko,
Shigematsu Takashi,
Kanazawa Hideaki,
Fujishima Ichiro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3890
Subject(s) - medicine , swallowing , dysphagia , medullary cavity , contractility , pharynx , anesthesia , anatomy , cardiology , surgery
One of the mechanisms of severe dysphagia due to lateral medullary syndrome may be a reversed pressure gradient caused by incoordination of pharyngeal contractility and UES opening during swallowing.