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## Abstract ## Objective Dysphagia can lead to chronic aspiration and pulmonary disease. The objective of this study was to compare change in swallowing function in pediatric patients with dysphagia who received neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to a control group who received usual oral motor training and dietary manipulations without NMES. ## Study design Retrospective analysis of change in Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) level derived from videofluoscopic swallowing studies performed before and after NMES (treatment group: N = 46) compared to control group (control group: N = 47). Children were classified into two groups based on the etiology of their dysphagia (primary vs. acquired). NMES took place in a tertiary medical center for an average of 22 treatment sessions over 10 weeks. An independent __t__‐test was used to test for differences in the change in FOIS level between groups. An analysis of covariance was run within groups to assess the relationship between diagnosis and change in FOIS level. ## Results Both groups improved in their FOIS level (__P__ < 0.01) but the amount of change was not different (__P__ = 0.11). Only the treatment group who had acquired

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Author

Mary E. Christiaanse; Betty Mabe; Greg Russell; Tanya Long Simeone; John Fortunato; Bruce Rubin

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 8755-6863)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)