title: Radiological assessment of dysphagia in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Videofluoroscopy was used to examine swallowing in 24 patients with Parkinson's disease and dysphagia. Motility patterns for liquids, semi-solids and solid foods were classified into oral, pharyngeal and oesophageal phases. Abnormalities in swallowing were demonstrated in 92% of patients in the oral phase, 54% in the pharyngeal phase and 8% in the oesophageal phase. Tracheal aspiration occurred in 46%. These abnormalities were more marked with liquids than with semi-solids or solids. Abnormalities of swallowing are common in Parkinsonian patients with dysphagia. Videofluoroscopy is the appropriate method of investigation.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stroudley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014741:Video Recording
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate