Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Sialorrhea in an Elderly Woman With Parkinson’s Disease

Sialorrhea, a common symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), is related to reduced oromotor control and autonomic dysfunction. However, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) helps improve overall swallowing function. We performed NMES for eight weeks in an 84-year-old woman with stage 5 PD a...

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Autores principales: Kojima, Yuki, Sakaguchi, Yutaka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Dentistry
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9184179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35698667
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24871

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9184179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35698667
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24871

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