Ptosis aggravates dysphagia in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

BACKGROUND: Ptosis and dysphagia are important features in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD). OBJECTIVE: Retroflexion of the head is a well known compensatory mechanism for ptosis, but generally retroflexion has a negative effect on swallowing. We hypothesised that severity of ptosis is rela...

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Hauptverfasser: de Swart, B J M, van der Sluijs, B M, Vos, A M C, Kalf, J G, Knuijt, S, Cruysberg, J R M, van Engelen, B G M
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BMJ Group 2006
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077577/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16421137
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2005.062521
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