Laryngeal movements were assessed from video files. ALS type and characteristics of upper and lower motor neuron symptoms were determined. Results At the supraglottic level, all patients with ALS and ...

Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a rare progressive disease that is passed from parent to child. It is caused by a mutant form of the transthyretin (TTR) protein that can damage vital ...

The Division of Oral Myology evaluated forty-three patients with airway stenosis. Ten patients with airway stenosis associated with head and neck tumors, 2 with idiopathic tracheal stenosis, 1 with ...

amyloidosis. Of course, marked left atrial enlargement can also affect the recurrent laryngeal nerve and lead to hoarseness. 5. Although serum protein electrophoresis is a part of the laboratory ...

The inactivation of programmed cell death has profound effects not only on the development but also on the overall integrity of multicellular organisms. Beside developmental abnormalities, it may lead ...

Recent approvals by the Food and Drug Administration have focused on medications that shrink the sticky brain deposits of a protein called amyloid beta. The errant growth of this protein is ...

Oxidative Stress: Neuropathy, Excitability, and Neurodegeneration.

Sarcopenic dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing due to sarcopenia, which may be related to weakness of the tongue muscles. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between ...