Relationship between daily swallowing frequency and pneumonia in patients with severe cerebral palsy

• Hauptverfasser: Nobukazu Tanaka (Verfasst von), Kanji Nohara (Verfasst von), Chisato Uota (Verfasst von), Nami Fujii (Verfasst von), Aya Obana (Verfasst von), Katsuji Tanaka (Verfasst von), Takayoshi Sakai (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Aspiration pneumonia is a major complication that occurs in patients with severe cerebral palsy and is associated with their survival prognosis, necessitating appropriate assessment and response. We focused on swallowing frequency as an index of daily swallowing function due to t...