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Relationship between tongue pressure and dysphagia in stroke patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20628254     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Although poststroke dysphagia is an important issue for determining prognosis, the pathophysiology of oral-phase dysphagia has yet to be clarified due to a lack of adequate devices and protocols. The present study investigated the relationships between swallowing pressure production by the tongue and dysphagia in stroke patients using a newly developed method of tongue pressure measurement with a sensor sheet system.
METHODS: Subjects were 64 stroke patients, including 30 patients with dysphagia. A T-shaped sensor sheet with 5 measuring points was attached to the hard palate to record tongue pressure while swallowing 5 ml of water. The average maximal magnitude and incidence of abnormalities such as asynchronous and/or polyphasic patterns in tongue pressure waves in 5 locations were compared between patients with and without dysphagia.
RESULTS: The average maximal tongue pressure was significantly smaller in patients with dysphagia than in those without dysphagia. Asynchronous and polyphasic patterns showed a sensitivity of 63 and 87%, and a specificity of 91 and 71%, respectively, for identifying patients with dysphagia.
CONCLUSION: Tongue pressure production during swallowing appears closely related to poststroke dysphagia. Tongue pressure measurement appears useful for evaluating the pathophysiology of oral-phase dysphagia in stroke patients.
Authors:
Kuni Konaka; Jugo Kondo; Nobuko Hirota; Kenichi Tamine; Kazuhiro Hori; Takahiro Ono; Yoshinobu Maeda; Saburo Sakoda; Hiroaki Naritomi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  European neurology     Volume:  64     ISSN:  1421-9913     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-09     Completed Date:  2010-11-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0150760     Medline TA:  Eur Neurol     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  101-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Affiliation:
Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Deglutition Disorders* / diagnosis,  etiology,  pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pressure*
Retrospective Studies
Statistics, Nonparametric
Stroke / complications*,  pathology*
Tongue / physiopathology*
Transducers, Pressure

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