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[Deglutition disorders: choice of diet and compensatory posture]. 1995

P Amberger, and P Dulguerov

Clinique et Policlinique d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hôpital cantonal universitaire de Genève.

Swallowing difficulties are most often evaluated by videofluoroscopy and treated by a pluridisciplinary team. Each patient requires individual rehabilitation depending on the anatomical or physiological etiology of the dysphagia. After discussing the indirect therapy (1) which is geared to improve the muscular function, the choice of diet and the compensation postures are systematically reviewed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008409	Mastication	The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth.	Chewing
D011187	Posture	The position or physical attitude of the body.	Postures
D003679	Deglutition	The act of taking solids and liquids into the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the mouth and throat.	Swallowing,Deglutitions,Swallowings
D003680	Deglutition Disorders	Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.	Dysphagia,Swallowing Disorders,Esophageal Dysphagia,Oropharyngeal Dysphagia,Deglutition Disorder,Disorders, Deglutition,Dysphagia, Esophageal,Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal,Swallowing Disorder
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014059	Tongue	A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.	Tongues