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SUBMITTER: Pauloski BR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4908483 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pauloski Barbara R BR Nasir Sazzad M SM
Physiological reports 20160601 11
Pharyngeal delay is a significant swallowing disorder often resulting in aspiration. It is suspected that pharyngeal delay originates from sensory impairment, but a direct demonstration of a link between oral sensation and pharyngeal delay is lacking. In this study involving six patients with complaints of dysphagia, taste sensation of the oral tongue was measured and subsequently related to swallowing kinematics. It was found that a response bias for sour taste was significantly correlated with ...[more]