Treatment of Dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review
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López Liria, Remedios; Parra Egeda, Jennifer; Vega Ramírez, Francisco Antonio; Aguilar Parra, José Manuel; Trigueros Ramos, Rubén; [et al.]Date
2020-06-09Abstract
The incidence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is very high. It is necessary to search for effective therapies that could prevent pneumonia. Previous results should be interpreted cautiously as there is a lack of evidence to support the use of compensatory or rehabilitative approaches to dysphagia. We reviewed the scientific literature to describe the treatments of dysphagia in PD. A systematic review was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Elsevier, and Medline according to PRISMA standards in 2018. The articles that did not mention dysphagia secondary to PD or used surgical treatment were excluded. Eleven articles met the criteria with information from 402 patients. The review relates to different protocols, such as training in expiratory muscle strength, postural techniques, oral motor exercises, video-assisted swallowing therapy, surface electrical stimulation, thermal stimulation, touch, compensatory interventions, training regime for swallowing, neuromuscular elect...
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dysphagia
Parkinson
quality of life
deglutition
rehabilitation
therapy
evaluation