ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2020
Prevalence of dysphagia in a consecutive cohort of subjects with MS using fibre-optic endoscopy.
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- Gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2026Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Dysphagia · 2024Pooled it
- Neurogenic Dysphagia: Peripheral and Central Neuromodulation.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
- Validity and Reliability of Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS) When Used to Rate Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing (FEES).Dysphagia · 2025Article
- How Valid and Reliable Is the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) When Translated into Another Language?Dysphagia · 2023Article
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- Endoscopic Findings and Their Association With Gender, Age and Duration of Symptoms in Patients With Dysphagia.Cureus · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionMultiple sclerosis (MS) refers to chronic inflammation of the central nervous system including the brain and spinal cord. Dysphagia is a symptom that represents challenges in clinical practice. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphagia in an Italian cohort of subjects with MS using the Dysphagia Outcome Severity Score (DOSS), based on fibre-optic endoscopy, and determine factors that correlate with the presence of swallowing problems. MATHERIALS AND
methodsData were collected in a multicentre study from a consecutive sample of MS patients, irrespective of self-reported dysphagia. The study included 215 subjects. Possible scores for DOSS range from 7 to 1, with 7 indicating normal swallowing.
resultsOne hundred twenty-four (57.7%) subjects demonstrated abnormal swallowing and 57 (26.5%) of these had swallowing problems that required nutrition/diet modifications when evaluated objectively with fibre-optic endoscopy. Subjects with dysphagia were more severely disabled and more often had a progressive form of MS, compared to MS subjects with normal swallowing. In subjects with EDSS, < 4, 8 (13.3%), had a DOSS < 4. Seventy-five percent of subjects older than 60 years of age had dysphagia.
conclusionIn this sample of MS patients, more nearly 60% showed swallowing problems.
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