Fiberoptic endoscopy evaluation of swallowing in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Unlabelled: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive degenerative motor neuron disease that adversely affects the muscles responsible for swallowing.

Objective: To assess the oral preparatory, oral transit and pharyngeal phases of swallowing in ALS patients through endoscopic evaluation.

Method: This cross-sectional historical cohort study included ALS patients submitted to endoscopic examination.