Sensory testing in the assessment of laryngeal sensation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 528-534

  Amin, Milan R ^a,d   Harris, Donna ^a   Cassel, Stacy Gallese ^b   Grimes, Eric ^c   Heiman Patterson, Terry ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Aspiration pneumonia; Deglutition; FEESST; Larynx; Sensory dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LARYNX MUCOSA; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SWALLOWING;

EID: 33746014979     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500707     Document Type: Article

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