Comparison of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Before and After Botulinum Toxin Injection in Cervical Dystonia.

Cervical dystonia (CD) is the most common form of focal dystonia with Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) being a frequent method of treatment. Dysphagia is a common side effect of BoNT treatment for CD. Instrumental evaluation of swallowing in CD using standardized scoring for the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) and validated and reliable patient-reported outcomes measures is lacking in the literature.

Impact of formal training on agreement of videofluoroscopic swallowing study interpretation across and within disciplines.

Purpose: Formal agreement studies on interpretation of the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) procedure among speech-language pathologists, radiology house officers, and staff radiologists have not been pursued. Each of these professions participates in the procedure, interprets the examination, and writes separate reports on the findings. The aim of this study was to determine reliability of interpretation between and within the disciplines and to determine if structured training improved reliability.

Comparison of dysphagia before and after deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.

Although dysphagia is a common problem for many Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, the effect of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on swallowing is unclear. Fourteen subjects with advanced PD underwent videofluorographic swallowing studies prior to bilateral DBS of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and at 3 and 12 months postprocedure. They were tested under several stimulation and medication conditions.

Timing intrauterine insemination either 33 or 39 hours after administration of human chorionic gonadotropin yields the same pregnancy rates as after superovulation therapy.

Objective: To compare a short and long interval between hCG administration and IUI after superovulation for the treatment of infertility.

Design: Prospective, randomized clinical trial.

Setting: University hospital-based fertility clinic.