Pathophysiology of Swallowing Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease and Lack of Dopaminergic Impact on the Swallow Function and on the Effect of Thickening Agents

Pathophysiology of Swallowing Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease and Lack of Dopaminergic Impact on the Swallow Function and on the Effect of Thickening Agents

(1) Background: The effect of dopaminergic treatment on swallowing response in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) suffering oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is not understood. Aim: To characterize OD pathophysiology in PD and to assess whether dopaminergic states affect swallow function and the effe...

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Main Authors: Weslania Viviane Nascimento, Viridiana Arreola, Pilar Sanz, Ediz Necati, Mireia Bolivar-Prados, Emilia Michou, Omar Ortega, Pere Clavé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
oropharyngeal dysphagia
Parkinson’s disease
oropharyngeal swallow response
thickening agents
dopamine
shear viscosity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/9/609

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