Video-fluoroscopic swallowing study scale for predicting aspiration pneumonia in Parkinson's disease.

Video-fluoroscopic swallowing study scale for predicting aspiration pneumonia in Parkinson's disease.

INTRODUCTION:A number of video-fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) abnormalities have been reported in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the most crucial finding of subsequent aspiration pneumonia has not been validated fully. We conducted a retrospective and case-control study...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Tomita, Tomoko Oeda, Atsushi Umemura, Masayuki Kohsaka, Kwiyoung Park, Kenji Yamamoto, Hiroshi Sugiyama, Hideyuki Sawada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5991364?pdf=render

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