The Laryngoscope
Superior Laryngeal Nerve Function in an Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model: A Pilot Study.
Zaroug Jaleel, Mahdi Alghezi, Carson Miller, Byron Kim, Stephen Leong, Eve P Champaloux, David J Perkel, Neel K Bhatt
Published: 202510.1002/lary.70264
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is associated with reduced laryngeal sensation, decreased pharyngeal strength, and silent aspiration. Aspiration pneumonia is a leading cause of death in advanced AD. Superior laryngeal nerve(SLN) dysfunction is hy…
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