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Swallowing in Parkinsonism.

D. B. Calne, +3 more
- 01 Jul 1970 - 
- Vol. 43, Iss: 511, pp 456-457
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A method of estimating transit time during the pharyngeal phase of deglutition was used to study patients with Parkinsonism in a trial of the effects of L-dopa, which was shown to have no demonstrable effect.
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A method of estimating transit time during the pharyngeal phase of deglutition is described. It was used to study patients with Parkinsonism in a trial of the effects of L-dopa, which was shown to have no demonstrable effect.

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TL;DR: Slowly increasing oral doses of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-dopa) induced at least partial improvement of some manifestations in a series of 28 patients with Parkinsonism.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that L-dopa has a useful role in the management of postencephalitic parkinsonism and adverse reactions in some patients suggest that treatment should be initiated with caution, if possible in hospital.
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Neuromuscular disorders affecting the pharynx. Cineradiographic analysis

TL;DR: Technical advantages of continuous filming or tape recording in the analysis of swallowing suggest its routine use in clinical evaluation in patients with neurologic and muscular disorders.
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