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Characteristics of tongue and pharyngeal pressure in patients with neuromuscular diseases

BACKGROUND: Tongue and pharyngeal pressure is an essential factor associated with the swallowing function; however, little is known about the difference in tongue and pharyngeal pressure between neuromuscular diseases. This study aimed to characterize tongue and pharyngeal pressure in myotonic dystr...

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Autores principales: Umemoto, George, Furuya, Hirokazu, Tsuboi, Yoshio, Fujioka, Shinsuke, Arahata, Hajime, Sugahara, Miwa, Sakai, Mitsuaki
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/PMC6053096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050379
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DNND.S132745