Medical and Medicinal Journal

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the interaction between dysphagia and the #nutritional implication on Neuron Motor Disease patients.

Method: Through observational, #transversal, prospective and analytical research, 59 patients, 42 (71,18%) were patients with #Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (47,62% males and 52,38% females) and 17 (28,82%) were patients with Progressive Bulbar Paralysis (7 (41,17%) males and 17 (58,83%) females). Patients underwent dysphagia and nutritional assessment and other scales like: Functional Oral Intake Scale, Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R and EGELA) and #respiratory assessment (cough peak flow).

Results: 100% of the patients with #bulbar involvement showed changes in oral and pharyngeal phases, while ALS patients showed changes in oral phase (66,67%) and pharyngeal phase (73,80%). The nutritional assessment showed malnutrition in 35,71% of the patients with ALS and 23,52% of the patients with PBP. Patients who used other alternative type of feeding: 28% (ALS) and 41,17% (PBP).

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