Swallowing – Physiology, Disorders, Diagnosis and Therapy

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mankekar, Gauri (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Rehabilitation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Swallowing difficulty or dysphagia is a common disorder and affects all age groups from the newborn to the elderly. Several medical conditions like lack of dentition, gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, cardiomegaly and strokes can cause dysphagia. It can also follow head -nec...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Anatomy of swallowing
• Physiology of swallowing
• Swallowing disorders: Clinical features & diagnosis
• Assessment of swallowing disorders
• Endoscopic management of swallowing disorders
• Radiological diagnosis in swallowing disorders
• Neurogenic dysphagia
• Medical management of swallowing disorders
• Pediatric dysphagia
• Presbyphagia.