title: Electromyographic recording of the cricopharyngeus muscle in humans.
abstract: Electromyography of the cricopharyngeus muscle is helpful in the study of normal swallowing and in the evaluation of various conditions leading to dysphagia. This article describes the technical aspects of the studies and the findings in normal controls and in various disease states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jaradeh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaker
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Toohill
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D015154:Esophageal Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology