Incoordination during the pharyngeal phase in severe dysphagia due to lateral medullary syndrome

Abstract

Abstract One of the mechanisms of severe dysphagia due to lateral medullary syndrome may be a reversed pressure gradient caused by incoordination of pharyngeal contractility and UES opening during swallowing.

Keywords

• central pattern generator
• high‐resolution manometry
• incoordination
• lateral medullary syndrome
• upper esophageal sphincter