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| Dysphagia and Swallowing HomeThis site caters to dysphagia professionals. To the right are links to an abundance of web sites that provide information regarding swallowing and swallowing disorders. Dysphagia is a medical term defined as "difficulty swallowing". It derives from the Greek root dys meaning difficulty or disordered, and phagia meaning "to eat". It is a sensation that suggests difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from the mouth to the stomach. Dysphagia is distinguished from similar symptoms including odynophagia, which is defined as painful swallowing, and globus, which is the sensation of a lump in the throat. It is worthwhile to study the physiology of swallowing to better understand dysphagia. *If you don't know where to start, I recommend going to the Tutorials and Articles section as it provides lots of information, which is organized alphabetically. Latest Dysphagia News Posted Wednesday, March 12, @08:48PM Logemann J. (2007). Oropharyngeal dysphagia and nutritional management. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & ... Posted Wednesday, March 12, @08:44PM Gastrointestinal: Painful oral mucosa, oral candidiasis, dysphagia, intestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding. ... Posted Tuesday, March 11, @09:56PM A reference list from Medical University of South Carolina Posted Tuesday, March 11, @09:49PM Some manifestations include abnormal pain and temperature regulation, cardiovascular lability, hypotonia, poor ... Posted Wednesday, October 24, @08:16PM Research at Wake Forest University tested viscosity of foods that ranged in thickness from thin to nectar (thicker) to ... Posted Sunday, October 21, @07:48PM A prospective investigation by Cowgill et al. will be published in the November issue of Journal of Surgical ... Posted Sunday, October 21, @09:27AM Ina recent publication in Seminars in Speech and Language, Dr. Threats addresses the use of the World Health ... Posted Monday, October 15, @10:47PM Published in August 2007 in the Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, Abdelkafy et al. address "Age-related changes ... Posted Sunday, October 14, @08:11PM The tongue sucker was developed as a result of the 2005 London bombings. The simple suction device is kept in first aid ... Posted Sunday, October 14, @08:03PM An issue of Seminars in Speech & Language addresses issues of pediatric dysphagia providing literature reviews and ... Posted Sunday, October 14, @07:52PM In a recent publication in Spine, Fountas et al. published a retrospective review of complications associated with ... Posted Saturday, October 13, @09:33PM Dr. Brian Witcombe and Dan Meyer published "Sword Swallowing and its Side Effects" in the British Medical Journal. The ... Posted Thursday, October 11, @09:55PM In Annals of Vascular Surgery (May 2007) Masiero et al. followed 19 patients who presented with dysphagia s/p carotid ... Posted Wednesday, October 10, @08:38PM The authors report a case of a swallowed partial denture in a 51-year-old man who presented with progressive dysphagia, ... Posted Wednesday, October 10, @08:34PM A 16-month-old boy presented with a story of stridor, solid dysphagia and a history of spectacular protrusion underneath ... |
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