Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21181383›Full record

SynthesisHNO2011

[Pattern generators and more. Cortical control mechanisms of swallowing].

S Meyer, M Ptok

Abstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in HNO, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hyoid displacement patterns in healthy swallowing.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S MeyerKlinik für Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, MHH. OE 6510, 30623, Hannover, Germany.
M Ptok
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSwallowing as a neurophysiological process has recently attracted much interest. Knowledge of cortical involvement in particular has raised hope that a novel form of dysphagia therapy might be possible by means of cortical stimulation.

methodFor this systematic review a selective literature research in PubMed has been carried out.

resultsThe cortex is not only involved in the initiation of swallowing, but also during pharyngeal and esophageal phases. In addition, there appears to be a hemispheric dominance both for swallowing and its individual phases. DISCUSSION: In light of recent study results, the theory of the pattern generators' autonomy must be abandoned, since pattern generators seem to be influenced rather by the cortex. During the recovery of unilateral impairments, the intact hemisphere seems to play a significant role due to cortical reorganisation processes. Several studies indicate that repetitive transcranial stimulation, and thereby modulation of cortical areas as a means of dysphagia therapy, could be beneficial.

Indexed as

Models, NeurologicalAnimalsBiological ClocksCerebral CortexComputer SimulationDeglutitionDeglutition DisordersFeedback, PhysiologicalHumansMuscle, Smooth

Identifiers

PMID21181383
OpenAlexW1491650904

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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