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Swallowing in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Surface Electromyography Study

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Our goal was to study deglutition of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and normal controls (NC) using surface electromyography (sEMG). The study included 15 patients with idiopathic PD and 15 age-matched normal controls. Surface electromyography was collected over the suprahyoid muscle group. Conditions were the following: swallow at once 10 and 20 ml of water and 5 and 10 ml of yogurt of firm consistency, and freely drink 100 ml of water. During swallowing, durations of sEMG were significantly longer in PD patients than in normal controls but no significant differences of amplitudes were found. Eighty percent of the PD patients and 20 % of the NC needed more than one swallow to consume 20 ml of water, while 70 % of the PD patients and none of the NC needed more than one swallow to consume 5 ml of yogurt. PD patients took significantly more time and needed significantly more swallows to drink 100 ml of water than normal controls. We conclude that sEMG might be a simple and useful tool to study and monitor deglutition in PD patients.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    Maria das Graças WS Coriolano

  2. Neuropsychiatry and Behavioural Sciences Postgraduation Program, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    Luciana R Belo & Douglas Monteiro da Silva

  3. Pro-Parkinson service, Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    Amdore G Asano

  4. Maurício de Nassau College, Recife, Brazil, Rua Guilherme Pinto, 114 – Graças, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Paulo José AL Oliveira

  5. Rua Professor Antônio Coelho, 694, Apt. 102, Varzea, 50740-020, Brazil

    Maria das Graças WS Coriolano

  6. Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil

    Danielle Carneiro

  7. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, 50670-901, Brazil

    Otávio G Lins

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WS Coriolano, M.d.G., R Belo, L., Carneiro, D. et al. Swallowing in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Surface Electromyography Study. Dysphagia 27, 550–555 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-012-9406-0

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