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Neurogenic dysphagia with undigested macaroni and megaesophagus in familial dysautonomia

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  1. Department of Neurology, Dysautonomia Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Jose-Alberto Palma, Christy Spalink, Erin P. Barnes, Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann & Horacio Kaufmann

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Dr. Palma serves as Managing Editor of Clinical Autonomic Research; receives research support from the National Institutes of Health (U54NS065736), the Food and Drug Administration, the Dysautonomia Foundation, the MSA Coalition, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Dr. Norcliffe-Kaufmann receives research support from the National Institutes of Health (U54NS065736), the Food and Drug Administration, the Dysautonomia Foundation, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Dr. Kaufmann serves as Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Autonomic Research; receives research support from the National Institutes of Health (U54NS065736), the Food and Drug Administration, the Dysautonomia Foundation, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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Supplementary Video 1 Modified barium swallow performed 6-months prior to the respiratory arrest. A significant amount of barium is aspirated into the airway. Airway reflexes and orofacial sensation, mediated by the glossopharyngeal and trigeminal nerves respectively, are lacking in FD, causing aspiration and chronic lung disease. (MOV 14875 kb)

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Palma, JA., Spalink, C., Barnes, E.P. et al. Neurogenic dysphagia with undigested macaroni and megaesophagus in familial dysautonomia. Clin Auton Res 28, 125–126 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-017-0487-6

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