Effects of cognitive and motor dual-tasks on oropharyngeal swallowing assessed with FEES in healthy individuals

Abstract Dysphagia is frequent in many neurological diseases and gives rise to severe complications such as malnutrition, dehydration and aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, early detection and management of dysphagia is essential and can reduce mortality. This study investigated the effect of cognitiv...

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Main Authors: Paul Muhle, Inga Claus, Bendix Labeit, Mao Ogawa, Rainer Dziewas, Sonja Suntrup-Krueger, Tobias Warnecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77421-3