Prediction of Dysphagia Severity: An Investigation of the Dysphagia Patterns in Patients with Lateral Medullary Infarction

摘要

Objective In order to identify the factors that influence the swallowing function in patients who develop Wallenberg syndrome (WS) following lateral medullary infarction (LMI), we examined various patient characteristics, including the passage pattern abnormality (PPA) of a bolus through the upper esophageal sphincter (UES).