Dysphagia in a Young Man.

This case report presents oropharyngeal dysphagia due to oromandibular and cervical dystonia, a rare consequence of aseptic meningitis. A 19-year-old male who was diagnosed with aseptic meningitis visited the rehabilitation outpatient clinic for a sense of foreign body in his throat and odynophagia. Repetitive involuntary movements of his facial, tongue, and laryngeal muscles accompanied by lateroanterior torticollis were observed.

Effects of dextrose prolotherapy on tendinopathy, fasciopathy, and ligament injuries, fact or myth?: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Prolotherapy or proliferative therapy is a treatment option for damaged connective tissues involving the injection of a solution (proliferant) which theoretically causes an initial cell injury and a subsequent "proliferant" process of wound healing via modulation of the inflammatory process. Nonetheless, the benefits of dextrose prolotherapy have not been adequately evaluated. Therefore, the present study assesses the effectiveness and superiority of prolotherapy separately in treating dense fibrous connective tissue injuries.

Assessment of functioning using the WHODAS 2.0 among people with stroke in Taiwan: A 4-year follow-up study.

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and is considered a major global health burden.

Objectives: We aimed to explore the 4-year changes in disability among patients with stroke under the existing health care system in Taiwan.

Methods: We used the "Taiwan Data Bank of Persons with Disability" (TDPD), which collects data on candidates nationwide who want to apply for government benefits or social welfare.

Pneumonia in Parkinson's disease: barium aspiration in videofluoroscopic swallowing study.

Barium aspiration into the tracheobronchial tree is a remarkable warning sign of dysphagia-related aspiration pneumonia. Clinical swallowing assessment is warranted for patients with aspiration pneumonia and videofluoroscopic swallowing study is a good add-on tool for dysphagia treatment plan. In patients with Parkinson's disease, dysphagia is often overlooked due to atypical presentations.