Dysphagia in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
- Wohlgemuth, M.
- Swart, B.J.M. de
- Kalf, J.G.
- Joosten, F.B.M.
- Vliet, A.M. van der
- Padberg, G.W.A.M.
Publication date
January 2006
DOI Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) ISSN
0028-3878 Citation count (estimate)
23Abstract
Contains fulltext : 50260.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Dysphagia is not considered a symptom of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). In this study, the authors found that dysphagia does occur in patients with advanced FSHD showing mild involvement of the jaw and lingual muscles. Dysphagia is seldom life threatening in these patients. The authors conclude that dysphagia should not be considered an exclusion criterion for FSHD
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