title: The effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation for dysphagia in opercular syndrome: a case study.
abstract: A 76-year-old man with opercular syndrome characterized by complete bilateral loss of voluntary control of facial, lingual, pharyngeal and masticatory muscles is presented with focus on the severe dysphagia. Three years earlier the patient had experienced two strokes resulting in opercular syndrome with severe dysphagia. Despite initial logopedic dysphagia treatment, swallowing did not improve. A new treatment for dysphagia, consisting of neuromuscular electrical stimulation was applied on the patient. He returned to oral feeding. Clinical and treatment observations are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202, AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. LBA@skno.azm.nl
authors.forename: Laura W J
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Baijens
authors.forename: Renée
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speyer
authors.forename: Nel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roodenburg
authors.forename: Johannes J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Manni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007821:Laryngeal Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008036:Lingual Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013577:Syndrome