Unilateral parotid electron beam radiotherapy as palliative treatment for sialorrhea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 155-157

  Kasarskis, Edward J ^a,b   Hodskins, Jacob ^a   Clair, William H St ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Electron beam radiotherapy; Parotid irradiation; Sialorrhea

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PAROTID ELECTRON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; PAROTID GLAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PAROTID GLAND; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SIALORRHEA;

EID: 80051590692     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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