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

• Autores principales: Nobukazu Tanaka (Autor), Kanji Nohara (Autor), Chisato Uota (Autor), Nami Fujii (Autor), Aya Obana (Autor), Katsuji Tanaka (Autor), Takayoshi Sakai (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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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...