Dysphagia is present but mild in myotonic dystrophy type 2

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-198

  Tieleman, A A ^a   Knuijt, S ^a   van Vliet, J ^a   de Swart, B J M ^a   Ensink, R ^a   van Engelen, B G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES); Myotonic dystrophy type 2; PROMM; Swallowing difficulty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 2; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PHARYNX; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 61849117406     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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