Dysphagia Assessment and Management

SimulScan and Partial Least Squares: Visualizing swallowing through functional and dynamic imaging correlations

This paper introduces an updated SimulScan system with partial least squares correlation to study swallowing by linking biomechanical and brain activity data.

The Dynamics of Shape Changes in the Tongue Base during Respiration, Chewing and Swallowing

This study measures tongue base shape changes during respiration, chewing, and swallowing in minipigs using SONO and EMG, revealing distinct kinematic patterns for each function.

Ndufs4 inactivation in glutamatergic neurons reveals swallow-breathing discoordination in a mouse model of Leigh Syndrome

This study shows that Ndufs4 knockout in glutamatergic neurons of mice leads to swallow-breathing discoordination, contributing to weight loss and early death, which is rescued by chronic hypoxia.

Laryngeal and swallow dysregulation following acute cervical spinal cord injury

This study investigates how acute cervical spinal cord injury affects laryngeal and swallow function in animal models, finding increased laryngeal drive and altered diaphragm activity during swallow.

Swallowing-related neural oscillation: An intracranial EEG study

This study uses intracranial EEG to analyze high gamma and beta band oscillations during swallowing phases, identifying distinct neural activities associated with mouth-opening, water-injection, and swallowing.

Tongue thickness measured by ultrasonography is associated with tongue pressure in the Japanese elderly

This study examines the relationship between tongue thickness and tongue pressure in Japanese elderly, finding a linear association and age-related decline in both.

Swallowing and chewing difficulties are associated with presynaptic dopaminergic dysfunction and greater non-motor symptom burden in early drug-naïve Parkinson’s patients

This study investigates the association between swallowing and chewing difficulties and presynaptic dopaminergic dysfunction in early drug-naïve Parkinson's patients, finding greater non-motor symptom burden and reduced striatal dopamine transporter binding.