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Assessment of Function Post-cancer
Preservation and rehabilitation of function are sentinel goals in the management of head and neck cancer patients, including those with facial cancer. The speech pathologist has an integral role in the multidi...
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The Team Approach in Cancer Care
The evolution of modern plastic surgery in the English-speaking world began with the return of Captain Gillies to the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot in 1916 after two years in France. The management of...
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High-Resolution Pharyngeal Manometry and Impedance: Protocols and Metrics—Recommendations of a High-Resolution Pharyngeal Manometry International Working Group
High-resolution manometry has traditionally been utilized in gastroenterology diagnostic clinical and research applications. Recently, it is also finding new and important applications in speech pathology and ...
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What Are We Really Measuring? A Content Comparison of Swallowing Outcome Measures for Head and Neck Cancer Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
A combination of outcome measures are required to provide important information on the physiological profile and associated impact of dysphagia in head and neck cancer (HNC). Choosing the most appropriate tool...
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Open AccessThe relationship between biomechanics of pharyngoesophageal segment and tracheoesophageal phonation
This study examined the relationship between biomechanical features of the pharyngoesophageal (PE) segment, acoustic characteristics of tracheoesophageal (TE) phonation, and patients’ satisfaction with TE phon...
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The Normative Range for and Age and Gender Effects on the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ)
The Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ) is a validated measure of the symptomatic severity of oral–pharyngeal dysphagia. Up until now no normative ranges have been established for the questionnaire. This is a l...
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Dysphagia Following a Total Laryngectomy: The Effect on Quality of Life, Functioning, and Psychological Well-Being
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect that dysphagia has on quality of life (QoL), functioning, and psychological well-being of people who have undergone a total laryngectomy. A questionnaire bat...
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Post-Laryngectomy: It’s Hard to Swallow
The prevalence of swallowing disorders (dysphagia) following a total laryngectomy remains unknown, with estimates varying from 17 to 70%. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and nat...