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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Treatment of Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.

Remedios López-Liria, Jennifer Parra-Egeda, Francisco A Vega-Ramírez, José Manuel Aguilar-Parra, Rubén Trigueros-Ramos, María José Morales-Gázquez, Patricia Rocamora-Pérez

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effect of breathing training on swallowing function in patients with neurogenic dysphagia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  9. Redefining Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025
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  12. Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of central nervous system disease · 2025
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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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Remedios López-LiriaHealth Research Centre, Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, Carretera del Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3416-2791
Jennifer Parra-EgedaPoniente Hospital, Ctra. de Almerimar, s/n, El Ejido, 04700 Almería, Spain.
Francisco A Vega-RamírezDistrito Sanitario Poniente, Jesús de Perceval, 22. El Ejido, 04700 Almería, Spain.
José Manuel Aguilar-ParraDepartment of Psychology, University of Almería, Carretera del Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6703-0680
Rubén Trigueros-RamosDepartment of Psychology, University of Almería, Carretera del Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.
María José Morales-GázquezDepartment of Nursing, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Juan de Quesada, 30, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0338-0339
Patricia Rocamora-PérezHealth Research Centre, Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, Carretera del Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.
University of Almería · ESHospital de Poniente · ESUniversidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in Parkinson's disease (PD) is very high. It is necessary to search for effective therapies that could prevent pneumonia. Previous results should be interpreted cautiously as there is a lack of evidence to support the use of compensatory or rehabilitative approaches to dysphagia. We reviewed the scientific literature to describe the treatments of dysphagia in PD. A systematic review was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Elsevier, and Medline according to PRISMA standards in 2018. The articles that did not mention dysphagia secondary to PD or used surgical treatment were excluded. Eleven articles met the criteria with information from 402 patients. The review relates to different protocols, such as training in expiratory muscle strength, postural techniques, oral motor exercises, video-assisted swallowing therapy, surface electrical stimulation, thermal stimulation, touch, compensatory interventions, training regime for swallowing, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, Lee Silverman voice treatment, swallow maneuver, airway protection, and postural compensation maneuvers. This review identifies the rationing interventions in each trial, if they are efficient and equitable. Several rehabilitative therapies have been successful. An improvement was seen in the degenerative function (coordination, speed, and volume), quality of life, and social relationships of people with PD. Further investigations concerning the clinical applicability of these therapies based on well-designed randomized controlled studies are needed. Larger patient populations need to be recruited to evaluate the effectiveness, long-term effects, and new treatment techniques.

Indexed as

Deglutition DisordersParkinson DiseaseCohort StudiesHumansPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesQuality of LifedeglutitiondysphagiaevaluationParkinsonquality of liferehabilitationtherapytreatment

Identifiers

PMID32526840
PMCPMC7312221
OpenAlexW3033486053

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