Comparison of sequential swallowing in XXXX with @entity64 and healthy adults.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity7319 @entity1282
OBJECTIVES: To compare @entity7319 ( @entity7319 ) movement and leading-edge-of-the-bolus location patterns of sequential swallowing in @entity1 with @entity64 and healthy adults, and to determine whether these patterns affect swallowing safety. DESIGN: Between-groups comparison. SETTING: Veterans hospital. @entity1 : Consecutively admitted @entity1 with acute unilateral @entity64 (right hemisphere damage, n=13; left hemisphere damage, n=16) and age-matched healthy @entity1 (n=25). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: @entity7319 movement pattern, bolus location, Penetration-Aspiration (P-A) Scale score. RESULTS: No significant group differences were observed for @entity7319 movement pattern, bolus location, and P-A Scale score. Specific @entity7319 movement patterns and bolus location were not associated with a higher P-A Scale score. A significant correlation between @entity7319 movement pattern and bolus location was observed. Bolus location was typically inferior to the valleculae between swallows when the @entity7319 was partially elevated. Across all groups, P-A Scale scores were significantly higher during sequential swallowing than single swallows. CONCLUSIONS: @entity7319 movement pattern and bolus location do not appear related to airway invasion, at least in @entity1 without significant @entity1282 . Given higher P-A Scale scores during sequential swallowing as compared with single swallows, sequential swallowing should always be evaluated in all @entity1 .
