Correlation of Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study Findings With Radionuclide Salivagram in Chronic Brain-Injured Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the correlation between videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) and radionuclide salivagram findings in chronic brain-injured patients with dysphagia.

Methods

Medical records of chronic brain-injured patients who underwent radionuclide salivagram and VFSS were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups according to salivagram findings. Differences in patient characteristics and clinical factors, including Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC), feeding method, tracheostomy state, and VFSS findings between the two groups were investigated.

Results

A total of 124 patients were included in this study. There were no significant differences in MMSE, MBI, FAC, f

SUBMITTER: Shim GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8137377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature