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Disability and Rehabilitation Volume 38, 2016 - Issue 20
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Rehabilitation in Practice

Dysphagia in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: practical recommendations to guide management

Michel ToussaintAcute Neurorespiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Neuromuscular Excellency Centre and Centre for Home Mechanical Ventilation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Inkendaal Rehabilitation Hospital, Vlezenbeek, Brussels, Belgium; Correspondence[email protected]
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Zoe DavidsonDepartment Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; ;Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Veronique BouvoieAcute Neurorespiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Neuromuscular Excellency Centre and Centre for Home Mechanical Ventilation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Inkendaal Rehabilitation Hospital, Vlezenbeek, Brussels, Belgium;
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Nathalie EvenepoelAcute Neurorespiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Neuromuscular Excellency Centre and Centre for Home Mechanical Ventilation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Inkendaal Rehabilitation Hospital, Vlezenbeek, Brussels, Belgium;
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Jurn HaanAcute Neurorespiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Neuromuscular Excellency Centre and Centre for Home Mechanical Ventilation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Inkendaal Rehabilitation Hospital, Vlezenbeek, Brussels, Belgium;
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Philippe SoudonAcute Neurorespiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Neuromuscular Excellency Centre and Centre for Home Mechanical Ventilation, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Inkendaal Rehabilitation Hospital, Vlezenbeek, Brussels, Belgium;
Pages 2052-2062 | Received 17 Feb 2015, Accepted 19 Oct 2015, Published online: 05 Jan 2016

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Figure 1. Oropharynx lateral view. (a) Accumulation of residues. (b) Penetration of bolus. (c) Aspiration of bolus.

Figure 1. Oropharynx lateral view. (a) Accumulation of residues. (b) Penetration of bolus. (c) Aspiration of bolus.

Figure 2. Clinical algorithm to guide management of dysphagia in the DMD population. See explanations in the text.

Figure 2. Clinical algorithm to guide management of dysphagia in the DMD population. See explanations in the text.

Figure 3. Duchenne patient during FEES by an Ear Nose Throat specialist and speech therapist giving different mixtures of food and liquids.

Figure 3. Duchenne patient during FEES by an Ear Nose Throat specialist and speech therapist giving different mixtures of food and liquids.

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