ISSN:
1432-0460
Schlagwort(e):
Barium swallow
;
Instrumental speech analysis
;
Brainstem auditory-evoked potentials
;
Spasmodic torticollis
;
Deglutition
;
Deglutition disorders
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract To explore the controversial “brainstem theory” of spasmodic torticollis, eight consecutively referred patients were examined. Three independent examinations were conducted on the same day: a videofluoroscopic barium swallowing examination, an instrumental speech examination, and a brainstem auditory-evoked potential (BAEP) analysis. Swallowing was normal in two patients; speech physiology, in five; and BAEPs, in all. Normal BAEPs refute the brainstem theory, while abnormalities of speech and swallowing temper this conclusion. Several alternative explanations are proposed.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01351475
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