Alterations in deglutition in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome.

Purpose: To characterize swallowing in children with congenital Zika virus syndrome in comparison to typical children.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 45 children diagnosed with congenital Zika virus syndrome and 45 others with typical development. Swallowing was evaluated through clinical feeding evaluations Protocolo de Avaliação Clínica da Disfagia Pediátrica and using acoustic swallowing parameters (Doppler sonar).

Oral motor disorder and feeding difficulty during the introduction of complementary feeding in preterm infants.

Purpose: To investigate the association between oral-motor disorder and feeding difficulty during the process of introducing complementary feeding in preterm infants.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational, and quantitative study. Preterm infants who had already begun complementary feeding and were up to 24 months corrected gestational age, were followed up at an outpatient clinic for high-risk newborns.

Oropharyngeal Swallowing Dynamic Findings in People with Asthma.

Airflow obstruction in people with asthma, similar to COPD, may interfere with swallowing, increasing the risk of food or liquid entrance into the lower airways, and favoring the uncontrolled disease. To describe the complaints and findings of the oropharyngeal swallowing mechanisms in patients with mild and severe asthma, a cross-sectional study was performed. A total of 135 participants with asthma were studied, of whom 97 had severe asthma and 38 had mild asthma.

Biopsychosocial factors associated with the frailty and pre-frailty among older adults.

Frailty is a multidimensional geriatric syndrome associated with specific biopsychosocial factors in each population. This was a cross-sectional observational study designed to determine the biopsychosocial factors associated with frailty and pre-frailty in older adults in a community in Salvador, Brazil. The stages of frailty were collected in 413 older adults: 34.

Effect of levodopa on cochlear mechanics and efferent auditory system of Parkinson's disease individuals.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of levodopa on cochlear dynamics and on the medial olivocochlear efferent pathway of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) individuals.

Methods: Individuals with and without PD, followed at a University Hospital, were submitted to Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAE) and DPOAE Inhibitory Effect (OAEIE) in the presence of contralateral noise. Correlation measures between DPOAE and OAEIE results with Hoehn&Yahr (H&Y) stage, daily dose of levodopa and PD diagnosis period were established.

Complementary feeding in infants born prematurely.

Purpose: To investigate if there is difficulty in introducing complementary feeding in premature infants.

Methods: This is an exploratory, cross-sectional study performed in premature infants between six and twenty-four months of gestationally corrected age, using complementary feeding. Thirty-eight infants born prematurely were included.

Impact of levodopa treatment in the voice pattern of Parkinson's disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Investigate the association between levodopa therapy and vocal characteristics in Parkinson's disease patients.

Search Strategy: Studies published at MEDLINE, LILACS, and SciELO, from 1960 to December 2016. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed using the following keywords: Parkinson's disease; levodopa; L-dopa; voice; speech disorders; dysphonia; dysarthria.

Quality of life and swallowing questionnaire for individuals with Parkinson's disease: development and validation.

Background: Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) may exhibit some degree of change in swallowing dynamics during the course of the disease. These changes can affect their physical, functional and emotional quality of life.

Aims: To develop a quality of life and swallowing questionnaire for individuals with PD.

Videofluoroscopic Predictors of Penetration-Aspiration in Parkinson's Disease Patients.

Parkinson's disease (PD) patients show a high prevalence of swallowing disorders and tracheal aspiration of food. The videofluoroscopic study of swallowing (VFSS) allows clinicians to visualize the visuoperceptual and temporal parameters associated with swallowing disorders in an attempt to predict aspiration risk. However, this subject remains understudied in PD populations.

Swallowing disorders in Parkinson's disease: impact of lingual pumping.

Background: Lingual pumping (LP) is a repetitive, involuntary, anteroposterior movement of the tongue on the soft palate that is executed prior to transferring the food bolus to the pharynx, but we also observed LP when multiple swallows were taken. LP may be associated with rigidity and bradykinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). This phenomenon tends to be more prevalent in dysphagic PD patients, and its impact on swallowing dynamics remains poorly understood.

Wet voice as a sign of penetration/aspiration in Parkinson's disease: does testing material matter?

Wet voice is a perceptual vocal quality that is commonly used as an indicator of penetration and/or aspiration in clinical swallowing assessments and bedside screening tests. Our aim was to describe the clinimetric characteristics of this clinical sign using various fluid materials and one solid food in the Parkinson's disease (PD) population. Consecutive PD individuals were submitted for simultaneous fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and voice recording.

Delayed latencies of auditory evoked potential P300 are associated with the severity of Parkinson's disease in older patients.

Unlabelled: Electrophysiological methods could provide important information about the neurophysiological status in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Objective: To investigate the prolonged auditory P300 latency in PD and its association with the disease clinical stage.

Method: Clinical profiles of 44 patients were evaluated and those in initial and advanced stages of PD were identified.

Swallowing impairment and pulmonary dysfunction in Parkinson's disease: the silent threats.

Introduction: Swallowing disorders and respiratory impairment are frequent in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, and aspiration pneumonia remains the leading cause of death among these subjects.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between pulmonary impairment and swallowing dysfunction in PD patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with a comparison group was conducted with PD patients.

Do swallowing exercises improve swallowing dynamic and quality of life in Parkinson's disease?

Objective: To investigate the effect of motor swallowing exercises on swallowing dynamic, quality of life and swallowing complaints in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Design: A before-after trial.

Setting: University Medical Center.

Silent saliva aspiration in Parkinson's disease.

Background: Silent laryngeal penetration and silent aspiration (SLP/SA) are common manifestations in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients and are frequently associated with dysphagia. However, little is known about saliva aspiration in this population.

Objective: We investigated the frequency and characteristics of saliva SLP/SA in PD patients with daily drooling (Group A) and in individuals without PD or daily drooling (Group B).

Does botulinum toxin injection in parotid glands interfere with the swallowing dynamics of Parkinson's disease patients?

Background: During recent years, sialorrhea in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been treated with botulinum toxin type A (BT-A); however, there are no data describing its effects on swallowing dynamics in this group of patients.

Objective: To investigate whether injection of BT-A into the parotid glands interferes with the oropharyngeal swallowing dynamics of patients with Parkinson's disease.

Methods: Sixteen patients with diurnal sialorrhea were selected and evaluated during the "on" period by a standardized questionnaire and swallowing videofluoroscopy before and 30 days after ultrasound-guided BT-A injection into the parotid glands.

Is silent aspiration a risk factor for respiratory infection in Parkinson's disease patients?

Objective: To assess if silent aspiration is a risk factor for respiratory infection in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Method: From February 2006 to June 2006, 19 PD patients with diurnal sialorrhea were evaluated by swallow videofluoroscopy (VF). Two patients moved away and contact with them was lost.

Silent aspiration in Parkinson's disease patients with diurnal sialorrhea.

Objective: We studied the frequency of silent laryngeal penetration or silent aspiration (SLP/SA) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with diurnal sialorrhea.

Patients And Methods: In 19 consecutive PD patients with diurnal sialorrhea, swallow was evaluated using the videofluoroscopy analysis. Data were analysed to determine the frequency of aspiration and its relationship with the severity of sialorrhea.

Is drooling secondary to a swallowing disorder in patients with Parkinson's disease?

Drooling is a common manifestation in Parkinson's disease (PD). It causes psychosocial difficulties and can result in aspiration and chest infection. Previous studies point to an association between swallowing problems and sialorrhea.

Does botulinum toxin decrease frequency and severity of sialorrhea in Parkinson's disease?

This study analysed if botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) decreases drooling in 21 Parkinson's disease patients. BTX-A injections were given in the parotid glands. The severity of drooling decreased in 18 (86%) patients, while frequency was reduced in 8 (38%).