Masahiro Nakamori, Yoshitaka Shimizu, Tamayo Takahashi, Megumi Toko, Hidetada Yamada, Yuki Hayashi, Kai Ushio, Kohei Yoshikawa, Aya Hiraoka, Mineka Yoshikawa, Toshikazu Nagasaki, Yukio Mikami, Hirofumi Maruyama
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several noninvasive tools assess swallowing disorders, including electronic stethoscope artificial intelligence (AI) analysis for remote diagnosis, with the potential for telemedicine. This study investigated the swallowing sound index in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS: This single-arm, open-label trial assessed the impact of cervical percutaneous interferential current stimulation on swallowing in patients with PD classified as Hoehn-Yahr stages 2-4...
October 10, 2023: Journal of the Neurological Sciences