Publications by authors named "N Pizzorni"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the use of Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) in children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SMA1), analyzing its feasibility and effectiveness compared to VideoFluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS).
- - Results show FEES was safely performed on all participants, revealing issues with swallowing efficacy and safety in nearly all children, and highlighting that most exhibited a specific dysphagia phenotype.
- - The findings indicate a strong agreement between FEES and VFSS results, confirming that dysphagia in SMA1 patients often involves significant residue in the piriform sinuses.
Background: Masticatory function seems to play a role in the aetiology of obesity. However, literature on the association between oral myofunctional status and overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is scarce and contrasting.
Objective: To compare masticatory performance, orofacial myofunctional status and tongue strength and endurance between children and adolescents with overweight and obesity and those with normal weight.
Dysphagia characteristics at FEES examination in post-extubation patients with COVID-19.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
June 2024
Objective: The aims of this study was to analyse fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) findings in tube-fed patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Methods: Seventeen patients who had been intubated during intensive care unit (ICU) stay were enrolled. Pooling of secretions, dysphagia phenotype, penetration/aspiration and residue after swallow were assessed through FEES.
The assessment of pharyngeal residues during fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is based on visual-perceptual scales that involve clinical subjectivity. Training might be helpful to increase agreement among clinicians. This paper aims to assess the efficacy of training for the assessment of pharyngeal residue in FEES frames and videos through the Yale Pharyngeal Residue Severity Rating Scale (YPRSRS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a common symptom in Huntington's disease (HD) and is associated with severe health and psychosocial consequences. Different OD phenotypes are defined on the basis of characteristic patterns at fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), and they may vary during disease progression.
Objective: To describe OD phenotypes in different HD stages and to analyze their association with neurological data and tongue pressure measurements.