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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Pharyngeal constrictor paresis (PHCP) is sometimes found in videoradiography of the swallowing act in patients complaining of dysphagia. Ten patients with PHCP and 10 dysphagic, age- and sex-matched controls with normal videoradiography were neurologically evaluated and examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and brainstem in order to learn the pathogenetic process behind PHCP. The study revealed 8 PHCP patients and 1 dysphagic control with abnormal clinical neurological findings such as myopathy, cerebrovascular disease, or extrapyramidal disease. The neurological examination revealed considerable information of prognostic and therapeutic value in PHCP patients. The MRI was abnormal in 7 PHCP patients and 4 dysphagic controls. However, the findings in MRI were nonspecific but the examination was found to be valuable in selected cases. It is concluded that PHCP is an indicator of neurological disease and accordingly, such patients should be examined by a neurologist to establish the cause of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0179-051X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Brain Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Brain Stem, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Cerebral Infarction, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Cineradiography, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Deglutition Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Gastroesophageal Reflux, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Neurologic Examination, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Paralysis, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Pharyngeal Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Pharyngeal Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:8359045-Videotape Recording
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Pharyngeal constrictor paresis: an indicator of neurologic disease?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Lund, General Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article