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Interferential current sensory stimulation, through the neck skin, improves airway defense and oral nutrition intake in patients with dysphagia: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with muscle contraction, administered through the skin of the neck, improves a patient’s swallowing ability. However, the beneficial effects of transcutaneous electrical sensory stimulation (TESS), without muscle contraction, are controversial. We inv...

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Autores principales: Maeda, Keisuke, Koga, Takayuki, Akagi, Junji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158670
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S140746