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de Araújo RCP, Godoy CMDA, Ferreira LMDBM, Godoy JF, Magalhães H. Relationship between oral status, swallowing function, and nutritional risk in older people with and without Parkinson's disease. Codas 2024; 36:e20230311. [PMID: 39109756 PMCID: PMC11340878 DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023311pt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/25/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To compare oral status, swallowing function (through instrumental and SLH assessment), and nutritional risk between dysphagic individuals with and without Parkinson's disease. METHOD This is a cross-sectional retrospective study based on data collected from medical records. It included 54 dysphagic older adults, divided into two groups according to the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. The study collected data on the speech-language-hearing assessment of postural control, tongue mobility and strength, maximum phonation time (MPT), and cough efficiency. Oral status was assessed using the number of teeth and the Eichner Index. The level of oral intake and pharyngeal signs of dysphagia were analyzed with four food consistencies, according to the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative classification, using fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, for comparison between groups. The severity of pharyngeal residues was analyzed and classified with the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale, and the nutritional risk was screened with the Malnutrition Screening Tool. RESULTS The group of older adults with Parkinson's disease was significantly different from the other group in that they had fewer teeth, unstable postural control, reduced tongue strength, reduced MPT, weak spontaneous coughing, pharyngeal signs, less oral intake, and nutritional risk. CONCLUSION Dysphagic older people with Parkinson's disease had different oral status, swallowing function, and nutritional risk from those without the diagnosis.
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN - Natal (RN), Brasil.
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- Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN - Natal (RN), Brasil.
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Battista P, Aresta S, Tagliente S, Merlo F, Mongelli D, Lagravinese G, Falcone R, Palmirotta C, Turi G, Castellari M, Zonno A, Gelao C, Picciola E, Fiore P, Battel I, Minafra B. Exploring the Neuropsychological Correlates of Swallowing Disorders in People with Parkinson's Disease: a Cross-Sectional Study. Dysphagia 2024:10.1007/s00455-024-10728-9. [PMID: 38951235 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-024-10728-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Around 80% of persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) present symptoms of dysphagia. Although cognitive impairment may contribute to dysphagia, few studies have investigated the association between the PD neuropsychological profile and objective measures of swallowing dysfunction. Since the swallowing function comprises involuntary but also voluntary actions, we hypothesize that specific measures of attention and executive functions can be underlined in PD-related dysphagia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to extensively investigate the correlation and the relationship between attentive and executive functions and safety/efficiency of pharyngeal phase of swallowing in people with PD. All participants received a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and were evaluated using the Penetration Aspiration Scale (PAS); the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale (IT-YPRSRS), and the Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS-IT). Participants also underwent a neuropsychological assessment covering global cognitive status, attention, and frontal executive functions. Correlations and associations between neuropsychological measures and swallowing components were calculated. Twenty-one participants with PD (mean age 69.38 ± 6.58 years, mean disease duration 8.38 ± 5.31 years; mean MDS-UPDRS III 43.95 ± 24.18) completed all evaluations. The most significant correlations were found between attentive functions (i.e., Stroop Time), and executive functions (i.e., Raven's Progressive Matrices, Digit Backward and Semantic Fluency), and FOIS-IT, PAS, and IT-YPRSRS sinuses and valleculae. These associations were not influenced by disease duration. These results suggest that a dysfunction to attentional processes and/or to executive functions can contribute to penetration and the presence of pharyngeal residue in participants with middle-stage PD.
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- Petronilla Battista
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit, Institute of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University "La Statale", Milan, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Unit , Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Umemoto G, Fujioka S, Iwashita Y, Dotsu Y, Noda M, Tsuboi Y. Weight loss in Parkinson's disease: A retrospective comparison between oral medication and device-assisted therapies. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2024; 236:108105. [PMID: 38194744 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.108105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Weight loss (WL) is the most common symptom among patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and has been reported to start several years before the diagnosis of PD. The relationship between WL and PD treatment is complex. This study aimed to characterize the impact of PD treatment on WL and find clues to establish the administration of nutrition for patients with PD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-two patients with PD (mean age, 58.4 ± 10.2 years; mean Hoehn and Yahr stage, 3.2 ± 0.7) were recruited. Their treatments included deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy (n = 34), levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) therapy (n = 13), and oral medication alone (n = 35). Based on the medical records, the age of onset, disease duration, treatment options, videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale, blood test results, and weight change were collected. RESULTS The median WL per year and rate of WL were -1.0 ± 2.8 kg and -1.9 ± 4.7 %, respectively. Most patients (93 %) were classified into normal nutrition and mild malnutrition groups by their CONUT scores. The median WL of the DBS group was significantly lower than that of the oral medication alone group (p < 0.01). The rate of WL showed a significant negative correlation with the age of onset (rho = -0.328, p = 0.003), but showed a significant positive correlation with the disease duration (rho = 0.231, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION These results highlighted WL in the early stages of PD and suggested the need for adequate monitoring for patients undergoing device-aided therapy as well as oral medicine-treated patients with greater WL.
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- George Umemoto
- Swallowing Disorders Center, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Neurology, Neuro-Muscular Center, NHO Omuta National Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Swallowing Disorders Center, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Swallowing Disorders Center, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Krasko MN, Rudisch DM, Burdick RJ, Schaen-Heacock NE, Broadfoot CK, Nisbet AF, Rogus-Pulia N, Ciucci MR. Dysphagia in Parkinson Disease: Part II-Current Treatment Options and Insights from Animal Research. CURRENT PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION REPORTS 2023; 11:188-198. [PMID: 39301152 PMCID: PMC11411792 DOI: 10.1007/s40141-023-00393-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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Purpose of Review Dysphagia is highly prevalent in Parkinson disease (PD) but is not typically identified nor treated until later in the disease process. This review summarizes current pharmacological, surgical, and behavioral treatments for PD-associated dysphagia and contributions from translational animal research. Recent Findings Swallowing is a complex physiologic process controlled by multiple brain regions and neurotransmitter systems. As such, interventions that target nigrostriatal dopamine dysfunction have limited or detrimental effects on swallowing outcomes. Behavioral interventions can help target PD-associated dysphagia in mid-to-late stages. Animal research is necessary to refine treatments and useful in studying prodromal dysphagia. Summary Dysphagia is an early, common, and debilitating sign of PD. Current pharmacological and surgical interventions are not effective in ameliorating swallowing dysfunction; behavioral intervention remains the most effective approach for dysphagia treatment. Animal research has advanced our understanding of mechanisms underlying PD and PD-associated dysphagia, and continues to show translational promise for the study of dysphagia treatment options.
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- Maryann N Krasko
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Hirano M, Samukawa M, Isono C, Nagai Y. The effects of safinamide on dysphagia in Parkinson's disease. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286066. [PMID: 37228084 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Dysphagia is a potentially fatal symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) and is characterized by frequent silent aspiration, a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia. The transdermal dopamine agonist rotigotine alleviates dysphagia in patients with PD and is more effective than oral levodopa, suggesting the importance of continuous dopaminergic stimulation (CDS) in swallowing. Safinamide is a monoamine oxidase B (MAOB) inhibitor that facilitates CDS. In this retrospective open-label evaluator-blinded research, swallowing functions in nine patients with PD were examined using a video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) before and after treatment with 50 mg of oral safinamide. The VFSS results showed that safinamide significantly improved some swallowing measures during oral and pharyngeal phases, including oral transit time and pharyngeal transit time, without worsening of any measures. Notably, improvements in lip closure, an oral phase component, seemed to be most attributable to improvements in oral phase scores. In conclusion, a medicine for CDS may effectively improve swallowing functions in patients with PD. This is the first study to show that the MAOB inhibitor safinamide partly but significantly improves swallowing function in patients with PD.
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- Makito Hirano
- Department of Neurology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka, Japan
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Dysphagia in Parkinson's disease: Pharyngeal manometry and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation. Auris Nasus Larynx 2022; 49:986-994. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10030493. [PMID: 33572547 PMCID: PMC7866791 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10030493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Patients show deposits of pathological, aggregated α-synuclein not only in the brain but throughout almost the entire length of the digestive tract. This gives rise to non-motor symptoms particularly within the gastrointestinal tract and patients experience a wide range of frequent and burdensome symptoms such as dysphagia, bloating, and constipation. Recent evidence suggests that progressive accumulation of gastrointestinal pathology is underway several years before a clinical diagnosis of PD. Notably, constipation has been shown to increase the risk of developing PD and in contrast, truncal vagotomy seems to decrease the risk of PD. Animal models have demonstrated gut-to-brain spreading of pathological α-synuclein and it is currently being intensely studied whether PD begins in the gut of some patients. Gastrointestinal symptoms in PD have been investigated by the use of several different questionnaires. However, there is limited correspondence between subjective gastrointestinal symptoms and objective dysfunction along the gastrointestinal tract, and often the magnitude of dysfunction is underestimated by the use of questionnaires. Therefore, objective measures are important tools to clarify the degree of dysfunction in future studies of PD. Here, we summarize the types and prevalence of subjective gastrointestinal symptoms and objective dysfunction in PD. The potential importance of the gastrointestinal tract in the etiopathogenesis of PD is briefly discussed.
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Augusto MM, Silva RGD, Rodrigues LGO, Martins PS, Dourado Júnior MET, Pernambuco L. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in patients with amyothrophic lateral sclerosis: an integrative literature review. REVISTA CEFAC 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/202123510221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cosentino G, Tassorelli C, Prunetti P, Todisco M, De Icco R, Avenali M, Minafra B, Zangaglia R, Valentino F, Pacchetti C, Bertino G, Mauramati S, Fresia M, Alfonsi E. Reproducibility and reaction time of swallowing as markers of dysphagia in parkinsonian syndromes. Clin Neurophysiol 2020; 131:2200-2208. [PMID: 32702534 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate reproducibility and reaction time of oropharyngeal swallowing in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and atypical parkinsonisms (APs). METHODS We enrolled 19 patients with PD, 30 with APs, and 20 healthy subjects. Presence and severity of dysphagia were assessed with clinical and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluations of swallowing. Reproducibility of the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing were respectively assessed by calculating the 'similarity index' of the electromyography activity of the submental/suprahyoid muscles and of the laryngeal-pharyngeal mechanogram during consecutive swallows. These were performed both 'on command' and spontaneously. The swallowing reaction time was also recorded. RESULTS Reproducibility of the oral phase of swallowing was reduced in patients with dysphagia, mainly when swallowing 'on command'. Swallowing reaction time was prolonged in dysphagic patients. These electrophysiological parameters did not vary among different parkinsonian syndromes and correlated with dysphagia severity. CONCLUSIONS Increased variability of oral swallowing automatisms and abnormal sensorimotor integration may be of relevance for the pathophysiology of dysphagia in parkinsonian syndromes. SIGNIFICANCE The electrophysiological assessment represents a valuable tool to investigate swallowing alterations in parkinsonian syndromes. It may also provide useful insights into clinical severity and pathophysiology of dysphagia, giving clues for the choice of the best therapeutic approach.
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- Giuseppe Cosentino
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Neurophysiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Lapa S, Claus I, Reitz SC, Quick-Weller J, Sauer S, Colbow S, Nasari C, Dziewas R, Kang JS, Baudrexel S, Warnecke T. Effect of thalamic deep brain stimulation on swallowing in patients with essential tremor. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2020; 7:1174-1180. [PMID: 32548923 PMCID: PMC7359107 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) is a mainstay treatment for severe and drug‐refractory essential tremor (ET). Although stimulation‐induced dysarthria has been extensively described, possible impairment of swallowing has not been systematically investigated yet. Methods Twelve patients with ET and bilateral VIM‐DBS with self‐reported dysphagia after VIM‐DBS were included. Swallowing function was assessed clinically and using by flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in the stim‐ON and in the stim‐OFF condition. Presence, severity, and improvement of dysphagia were recorded. Results During stim‐ON, the presence of dysphagia could be objectified in all patients, 42% showing mild, 42% moderate, and 16 % severe dysphagia. During stim‐OFF, all patients experienced a statistically significant improvement of swallowing function. Interpretation VIM‐DBS may have an impact on swallowing physiology in ET‐patients. Further studies to elucidate the prevalence and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are warranted.
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- Sriramya Lapa
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Umemoto G, Furuya H. Management of Dysphagia in Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders. Intern Med 2020; 59:7-14. [PMID: 30996170 PMCID: PMC6995701 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2373-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Various methods of rehabilitation for dysphagia have been suggested through the experience of treating stroke patients. Although most of these patients recover their swallowing function in a short period, dysphagia in Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinson-related disorder (PRD) degenerates with disease progression. Muscle rigidity and bradykinesia are recognized as causes of swallowing dysfunction, and it is difficult to easily apply the strategies for stroke to the rehabilitation of dysphagia in PD patients. Disease severity, weight loss, drooling, and dementia are important clinical predictors. Silent aspiration is a pathognomonic sign that may lead to aspiration pneumonia. Severe PD patients need routine video fluoroscopy or video endoscopy to adjust their food and liquid consistency. Patients with PRD experience rapid progression of swallowing dysfunction. Nutrition combined with nasogastric tube feeding or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding should be considered owing to the increased risk of aspiration and difficulty administrating oral nutrition.
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- George Umemoto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Japan
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Simons JA, Vaillant M, Hipp G, Pavelka L, Stute L, Pauly C, Krüger R. Multilingual Validation of the First French Version of Munich Dysphagia Test-Parkinson's Disease (MDT-PD) in the Luxembourg Parkinson's Study. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1180. [PMID: 31781022 PMCID: PMC6859962 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction: The Munich Dysphagia Test for Parkinson's disease (MDT-PD) was initially developed and validated in the German population as a highly sensitive and specific self-reported screening questionnaire to detect early oropharyngeal symptoms and aspiration risk in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD). In order to make this tool accessible for prevention in the French speaking populations worldwide, we performed the first French translation and provide a linguistic and psychometric validation in the unique multilingual environment of the Luxembourg Parkinson's Study. Methods: We performed the translation of the MDT-PD into French according to WHO guidelines and subsequently performed the linguistic validation including native speakers. For psychometric validation, 46 patients with parkinsonism from Luxembourg and the Greater Region without severe cognitive impairment were recruited in the frame of the Luxembourg Parkinson's Study. All patients were fluent in French and German completed the MDT-PD in both languages (three times in total). Results: Linguistic and psychometric validation of the French MDT-PD was reflected by a high test-retest (10/26 questions with K > 0.6 and 10/26 with 0.4 < K ≤ 0.6) and language reliability (12/26 K > 0.6 and 8/26 0.4 < K ≤ 0.6), with an internal consistency for the French (Cronbach's alpha 0.84) and German version (0.87); strong item collinerarity strengthens the internal consistency. No significant differences between MDT-PD score distribution and clinical parameters assessing, for example, disease progression, motor state, or cognition has been observed. Conclusion: Based on a multilingual approach in the Luxembourg Parkinson Study, we validated the translation of the first French MDT-PD as a non-invasive tool for early detection of dysphagia in patients with parkinsonism. The unexpectedly high number of positively screened patients at earlier disease stages indicate options for new prevention strategies in large French speaking populations worldwide. Diagnostic validation using clinical and endoscopic swallowing evaluation will be continued soon.
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- Janine A Simons
- Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Competence Centre for Methodology and Statistics, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.,Parkinson's Research Clinic, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.,Parkinson's Research Clinic, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.,Parkinson's Research Clinic, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.,Parkinson's Research Clinic, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience, Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.,Parkinson's Research Clinic, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.,Transversal Translational Medicine, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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ESPEN guideline clinical nutrition in neurology. Clin Nutr 2018; 37:354-396. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion as mono- or combination therapy. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2017; 124:1005-1013. [PMID: 28229223 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-017-1698-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion is an effective escalating therapy in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) suffering from motor fluctuations and dyskinesia. Levodopa/carbidopa given continuously as infusion provides an optimized application of the most effective and best tolerable antiparkinsonian drug. It has been proven to have a superior motor effect compared with oral levodopa and to improve also non-motor symptoms. However, invasiveness, discomfort resulting from carrying an external device, and side effects associated with the way of administration limit its application in PD patients. At present, there are no guidelines that delineate to which patients LCIG should be offered as monotherapy, in combination with oral and/or transdermal medication, or as additional therapy to deep brain stimulation (DBS). Based on clinical studies, we propose an expert consensus for neurologists addressing the question when LCIG therapy should be recommended and in which cases LCIG infusion is suggested in combination with other antiparkinsonian drugs and/or DBS. We describe how LCIG should be initiated and what we consider necessary for clinical follow-up. We suggest an algorithm facilitating decision-making with respect to the currently available invasive PD therapies, namely infusion with subcutaneous apomorphine, LCIG, and DBS.
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Langmore SE. History of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing for Evaluation and Management of Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Changes over the Years. Dysphagia 2017; 32:27-38. [DOI: 10.1007/s00455-016-9775-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Simons JA. Swallowing Dysfunctions in Parkinson's Disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2017; 134:1207-1238. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Warnecke T, Suttrup I, Schröder JB, Osada N, Oelenberg S, Hamacher C, Suntrup S, Dziewas R. Levodopa responsiveness of dysphagia in advanced Parkinson's disease and reliability testing of the FEES-Levodopa-test. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016; 28:100-6. [PMID: 27158122 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is still controversially discussed whether central dopaminergic stimulation improves swallowing ability in Parkinson's disease (PD). We evaluated the effect of oral levodopa application on dysphagia in advanced PD patients with motor fluctuations. METHODS In 15 PD patients (mean age 71.93 ± 8.29 years, mean disease duration 14.33 ± 5.94 years) with oropharyngeal dysphagia and motor fluctuations endoscopic swallowing evaluation was performed in the off state and on state condition following a specifically developed protocol (FEES-levodopa-test). The respective dysphagia score covered three salient parameters, i. e. premature spillage, penetration/aspiration events and residues, each tested with liquid as well as semisolid and solid food consistencies. An improvement of >30% in this score indicated levodopa responsiveness of dysphagia. Measures were compared between the off- and on-state condition by using the Wilcoxon Test and marginal homogeneity test. Inter- and intrarater reliability was also investigated. RESULTS Severity of swallowing dysfunction in the off state varied widely. The lowest dysphagia score was 15 points (dysphagia without any aspiration risk). The highest dysphagia score was 84 points (dysphagia with aspiration of all consistencies). Seven patients showed a marked improvement of dysphagia in the on state condition. Eight PD patients did not respond. Inter- and intrarater reliability was excellent for all three subscales in the off state and on state conditions. CONCLUSIONS A significant proportion of advanced PD patients with motor fluctuations and mild to moderate oropharyngeal dysphagia may demonstrate a clinically relevant improvement of swallowing after levodopa challenge. The FEES-levodopa-test is a reliable and sensitive tool to differentiate these responders from non-responders.
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- Tobias Warnecke
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University Münster, Domagkstr. 9, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, D- 48149 Münster, Germany
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Wirth R, Dziewas R, Beck AM, Clavé P, Hamdy S, Heppner HJ, Langmore S, Leischker AH, Martino R, Pluschinski P, Rösler A, Shaker R, Warnecke T, Sieber CC, Volkert D. Oropharyngeal dysphagia in older persons - from pathophysiology to adequate intervention: a review and summary of an international expert meeting. Clin Interv Aging 2016; 11:189-208. [PMID: 26966356 PMCID: PMC4770066 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s97481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a highly prevalent and growing condition in the older population. Although OD may cause very severe complications, it is often not detected, explored, and treated. Older patients are frequently unaware of their swallowing dysfunction which is one of the reasons why the consequences of OD, ie, aspiration, dehydration, and malnutrition, are regularly not attributed to dysphagia. Older patients are particularly vulnerable to dysphagia because multiple age-related changes increase the risk of dysphagia. Physicians in charge of older patients should be aware that malnutrition, dehydration, and pneumonia are frequently caused by (unrecognized) dysphagia. The diagnosis is particularly difficult in the case of silent aspiration. In addition to numerous screening tools, videofluoroscopy was the traditional gold standard of diagnosing OD. Recently, the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing is increasingly utilized because it has several advantages. Besides making a diagnosis, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing is applied to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic maneuvers and texture modification of food and liquids. In addition to swallowing training and nutritional interventions, newer rehabilitation approaches of stimulation techniques are showing promise and may significantly impact future treatment strategies.
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- Rainer Wirth
- Department for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, St Marien-Hospital Borken, Borken, Germany; Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, Faculty of Health and Technology, Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de enfermadades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Hospital de Mataró, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Mataró, Spain
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- Centre for Gastrointestinal Sciences, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK
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- Department of Geriatrics, Witten- Herdecke University, Schwelm, Germany; Helios Clinic Schwelm, Schwelm, Germany
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- Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Geriatrics, Marien Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany; Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, St John of God Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
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More than 80 % of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop dysphagia during the course of their disease. Swallowing impairment reduces quality of life, complicates medication intake and leads to malnutrition and aspiration pneumonia, which is a major cause of death in PD. Although the underlying pathophysiology is poorly understood, it has been shown that dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic mechanisms are involved in the development of dysphagia in PD. Clinical assessment of dysphagia in PD patients is challenging and often delivers unreliable results. A modified water test assessing maximum swallowing volume is recommended to uncover oropharyngeal dysphagia in PD. PD-specific questionnaires may also be useful to identify patients at risk for swallowing impairment. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and videofluoroscopic swallowing study are both considered to be the gold standard for evaluation of PD-related dysphagia. In addition, high-resolution manometry may be a helpful tool. These instrumental methods allow a reliable detection of aspiration events. Furthermore, typical patterns of impairment during the oral, pharyngeal and/or esophageal swallowing phase of PD patients can be identified. Therapy of dysphagia in PD consists of pharmacological interventions and swallowing treatment by speech and language therapists (SLTs). Fluctuating dysphagia with deterioration during the off-state should be treated by optimizing dopaminergic medication. The methods used during swallowing treatment by SLTs shall be selected according to the individual dysphagia pattern of each PD patient. A promising novel method is an intensive training of expiratory muscle strength. Deep brain stimulation does not seem to have a clinical relevant effect on swallowing function in PD. The goal of this review is giving an overview on current stages of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PD-associated dysphagia, which might be helpful for neurologists, speech-language therapists, and other clinicians in their daily work with PD patients and associated swallowing difficulties. Furthermore areas with an urgent need for future clinical research are identified.
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Hirano M, Isono C, Sakamoto H, Ueno S, Kusunoki S, Nakamura Y. Rotigotine Transdermal Patch Improves Swallowing in Dysphagic Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Dysphagia 2015; 30:452-6. [PMID: 25966655 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-015-9622-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Abnormal swallowing, dysphagia, is a potentially fatal symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD) and is characterized by frequent silent aspiration, an unrecognized risk of suffocation and aspiration pneumonia. Several studies have reported that the injection of apomorphine, a dopamine agonist, alleviated dysphagia in some patients with PD. The effects of other antiparkinson medications against dysphagia remain controversial. Rotigotine is another dopamine agonist with non-oral administration, i.e., a transdermal patch. Its noninvasiveness seems to render this medicine even more suitable than apomorphine for dysphasic patients. However, no direct evidence has been reported. In the present retrospective open-label study, we for the first time objectively showed that rotigotine improved swallowing on videofluoroscopic examination in dysphagic patients with PD.
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- Makito Hirano
- Department of Neurology, Sakai Hospital Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 2-7-1 Harayamadai, Minami-ku, Sakai, Osaka, 590-0132, Japan,
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