Electrical Stimulation and its Effects

on Patients with Dysphagia

 

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Possible Causes of Dysphagia

Muscular Dystrophy
Brain Injury
Myasthenia Gravis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Spinal cord Injury
Parkinson’s disease
Multiple sclerosis
Cerebral palsy
Alzheimer’s disease
(Webb & Love, 2001)
("Swallowing Problems in Adults," n.d. )

"Any condition that weakens or damages the muscles and nervers used for swallowing may cause dysphagia ("Dysphagia," n.d.)".