Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation For Dysphagia

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Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for dysphagia.

A randomized controlled trial. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the u s. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation evaluation for dysphagia after stroke pheed the safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. It also records and stores patient information to avoid errors in treatment.

Pharyngeal electrical stimulation pes is a novel rehabilitation treatment for nd. Pes is carried out via location specific intraluminal catheters that are introduced transnasally and enable clinicians to stimulate the pharynx directly. We therefore postulated that low frequency 5 hz intraluminal pharyngeal electrical stimulation may improve disrupted swallowing in ms. The pharyngeal electrical stimulation for early decannulation in tracheotomised stroke patients with neurogenic dysphagia phast trac trial was designed to replicate validate and extend this single centre experience in a larger phase 3 design.

Irrespective of the modality of neurostimulation applied most of these studies focussed on mild to moderate stroke and included only a small proportion of severely dysphagic patients i e. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation pes is a novel technique intended to activate the peripheral sensory afferents to the central pattern generator and to the cortical swallowing area by a. Pharyngeal electric stimulation pes is a novel treatment for poststroke dysphagia that has shown promise in 3 pilot randomized controlled trials. Electrical pharyngeal stimulation for dysphagia treatment in tracheotomized stroke patients.

Electrical pharyngeal stimulation eps has been shown to improve swallowing function and in particular decrease airway aspiration in acute stroke patients. In normal volunteers and patients with subacute stroke and dysphagia pharyngeal electrical stimulation pes at 5 hz and 75 of maximum tolerated intensity typically 10 20 ma for 10 minutes produced the strongest effect on brain excitability measured with transcranial magnetic stimulation tms. Phagenyx base station. The phagenyx base station delivers the optimal stimulation for a particular patient.

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