Neuromuscular disease pearl: Don't overlook the swallow

Gary L Pattee^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Neurology Associates P.C., Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
² Department of Neurology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Editorial

Gary L Pattee. Muscle Nerve. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;64(3):241-242.

doi: 10.1002/mus.27350. Epub 2021 Jun 28.

Gary L Pattee^{1

2}

¹ Neurology Associates P.C., Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
² Department of Neurology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

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Screening for oropharyngeal dysphagia in adult patients with neuromuscular diseases using the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire.
Audag N, Liistro G, Goubau C, Vandervelde L, Poncin W, Toussaint M, Van den Bergh P, Reychler G. Audag N, et al. Muscle Nerve. 2021 Sep;64(3):277-284. doi: 10.1002/mus.27254. Epub 2021 May 7. Muscle Nerve. 2021. PMID: 33890683

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