Full Description
A thoroughly practical and easy-to-use handbook for clinicians who evaluate and treat dysphagia in patients with movement disorders. The authors cover the depth and breadth of the state of the art and science of dysphagia management in these populations, examining conditions including Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, dystonia, Huntington's disease, and other movement disorders. Other critical components of the book include sections on normal swallowing, an overview of procedures to evaluate swallowing, medical and surgical management approaches to movement disorders, and special nutritional considerations.
Contents
Foreword by Bruce Murdoch, PhD Preface Purpose and Scope Definitions and Classifications Swallowing Anatomy and Physiology Chart Review and History Clinical Swallowing Examination Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Examination Videoendoscopic Swallowing Examination The Report Classification of Treatments Principles of Compensatory Treatments Principles of Rehabilitative Techniques General Treatment Considerations Compensatory Techniques Rehabilitation Techniques Parkinson's Disease Multiple System Atrophy Other Parkinsonian Syndromes (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration) Dystonia Ataxia Syndromes Chorea Dyskinesia Tremor Wilson's Disease Appendix A: The SWAL-QOL Survey Appendix B: The Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS) Appendix C: Apathy Evaluation Scale References Index
