Imaging and Clinical Data on Swallowing Function of Individuals with Huntington's Disease and Dysphagia

M Keage; S Baum; L Pointon; J Lau; J Berndt; J Hopkins; R Maule; AP Vogel

Journal article

Imaging and Clinical Data on Swallowing Function of Individuals with Huntington's Disease and Dysphagia

M Keage, S Baum, L Pointon, J Lau, J Berndt, J Hopkins, R Maule, AP Vogel

Journal of Huntington S Disease | IOS PRESS | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.3233/JHD-190390

Abstract

Background: Dysphagia is common in Huntington's disease (HD) affecting all phases of swallowing. Correlations exist between non-instrumental measures of dysphagia and clinical features of HD, including age, disease duration and degree of motor impairment. Lack of instrumental data limits our ability to wholly characterize HD-related dysphagia and prognosticate swallowing changes over time. Objective: To retrospectively describe a relatively large database of videofluoroscopic studies (VFSSs) and determine the relationships between dysphagia and HD clinical parameters, including disease duration and burden of pathology score. Methods: Medical and swallowing data of 49 individuals with HD and ..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (APV holds a Career Development Fellowship ID 1082910), Calvary Health Care Bethlehem (Melbourne), and The University of Melbourne.