Coordination between respiration and swallowing

What is it about?

Dysphagia following cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) is a common complication. The study is to characterize the differences between respiration and swallowing in patients with dysphagia after cervical spinal cord injury and to explore the underlying physiological changes.

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Why is it important?

This is the first evidence to support the study of the coordination between respiration and swallowing after CSCI. This study revealed that the postswallow respiratory pattern of patients with dysphagia after CSCI was an inspiratory pattern, and the SAD is significantly reduced. In addition, patients with dysphagia after CSCI have a significantly shorter exhalation time than inhalation time, and the swallowing efficiency was reduced, requiring multiple swallows.

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