Immediate effect of laryngeal surface electrical stimulation on swallowing performance.

Surface electrical stimulation of the laryngeal region is used to improve swallowing in dysphagic patients. However, little is known about how electrical stimulation affects tongue movements and related functions. We investigated the effect of electrical stimulation on tongue pressure and hyoid movement, as well as suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscle activity, in 18 healthy young participants.

Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and/or autism spectrum disorder and its relation to lifestyle in female college students.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its relation to lifestyle in female college students.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 375 female college students (19.2 ± 1.

Functional evaluation of corneal endothelium by combined measurement of corneal volume alteration and cell density after phacoemulsification.

Purpose: To assess a new method of functional evaluation of corneal endothelium using combined measurement of corneal volume alteration and cell density (CD) after phacoemulsification.

Setting: Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Methods: Phacoemulsification was performed in 28 cases.