Open AccessAssociation between dysphagia and tongue strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Author(s) -
Alda Linhares de Freitas Borges,
Leandro Castro Velasco,
Hugo Valter Lisboa Ramos,
Rui Imamura,
Paula Martins Alves de Castro Roldão,
Marcela Vieira Barbosa Petrillo,
Claudiney Cândido Costa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1808-8694
pISSN - 1808-8686
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.10.015
Subject(s) - dysphagia , swallowing , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , medicine , tongue , physical therapy , disease , surgery , pathology
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is the most common motor neuron disease in adults despite it being rare. It is a neurodegenerative disease in which dysphagia is a common and debilitating symptom. Dysphagia can be assessed by complementary exams, such as fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and the tongue strength test, as this is one of the main muscles involved in swallowing.
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