Oral Oncol. 2022 Sep 7;134:106088. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106088. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: CO2 transoral laser microsurgery (CO2-TOLMS) has pushed the indications of partial surgery of the larynx regardless the age of the patient.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the complications and the oncologic and functional outcomes of CO2-TOLMS...

Dysphagia. 2022 Sep 10. doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10517-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOral stereognosis is the ability to recognize, discriminate and localize a bolus in the oral cavity. Clinical observation indicates deficits in oral stereognosis in patients with vascular or neurodegenerative diseases particularly affecting the parietal lobes. However,...

Dysphagia. 2022 Sep 10. doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10515-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEither effortful swallowing exercise or repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is considered as an effective method to treat dysphagia after stroke. Thus, synchronizing these two interventions may improve the efficiency of treatment. This trial intended...

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul;2022:414-417. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871927.ABSTRACTDysphagia causes aspiration symptoms and can trigger aspiration pneumonia, poor nutritional status, etc. To address these risks, it is important to properly evaluate dysphagia and link it with treatment and training. However, current dysphagia evaluation...

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul;2022:13-16. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871902.ABSTRACTSwallowing recognition is the leading step in the evaluation of dysphagia which seriously affects people's life. Current medical swallowing monitoring methods require an in-hospital environment and overly rely on professional knowledge of the medical...

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022 Jul;2022:1594-1597. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871765.ABSTRACTThe gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) regulates the entry of food into the stomach and prevents reflux of acidic gastric contents into the lower esophagus. This is achieved through multiple mechanisms and the maintenance of a localized high-pressure...