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Electrical, taste, and temperature stimulation in patients with chronic dysphagia after stroke: a randomized controlled pilot trial
Fecha
2021-01-01Registro en:
Acta Neurologica Belgica.
2240-2993
0300-9009
10.1007/s13760-021-01624-2
2-s2.0-85100852280
2252907234602497
0000-0001-6907-3345
Autor
Marília University-UNIMAR
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Hospital de Mataró
Institución
Resumen
The objective of present study was compare a traditional swallowing therapy program with a new combined swallowing therapy program including neuromuscular electrical stimulation in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke. This pilot study included eight patients with chronic oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke. These patients underwent traditional therapy with gustative-thermic-tactile stimulation (group A), or a new combined program adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation (group B). Study participants were evaluated before and after the intervention using fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with temporal measures of posterior oral spillage and whiteout time, functional oral intake scale and a visual analog scale classifies an individual’s swallowing ability. The two groups did not differ in terms of posterior oral spillage time, whiteout time and functional oral intake scale. Subjects in group B exhibited significant increases in visual analog scale scores. However, both groups demonstrated improvement with decreases in posterior oral spillage time, increased whiteout time, and increased functional oral intake scale and visual analog scale scores. There was no difference in the parameters studied in both therapeutic programs in individuals with chronic oropharyngeal dysphagia after stroke.