Inability to close mouth and dysphagia caused by pseudobulbar palsy: trial treatment by vibration-induced mastication-like movement

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Dec 30;12(12):e232061. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232061.

Authors

Masanori Nagaoka^{1

2}, Hiromasa Suzuki³, Kazuhiro Kanayama³, Yuko Ozone³

Affiliations

¹ Neurology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan [email protected].
² Internal Medicine, Nikko Noguchi Hospital, Nikko, Japan.
³ Rehabilitation, Nikko Noguchi Hospital, Nikko, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: medical management; mouth; parenteral/enteral feeding; stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / complications*
Male
Mastication*
Pseudobulbar Palsy / etiology*
Pseudobulbar Palsy / therapy*
Toothbrushing / instrumentation
Vibration / therapeutic use*