TY - CHAP
T1 - Feasibility of oral feeding in patients with disorders of consciousness
AU - Maudoux, Audrey
AU - Breuskin, Ingrid
AU - Gosseries, Olivia
AU - Mélotte, Evelyne
AU - Schnakers, Caroline
AU - Vanhaudenhuyse, Audrey
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Eating and drinking are basic pleasures of life. However, the ease with which we perform these actions masks the complexity of the underlying neuronal control. According to several studies, dysphagia among subjects with severe brain injury is frequent. Faced with the difficult management of patients with an altered state of consciousness, the use of gustatory stimuli, as well as the rehabilitation of swallowing, could constitute an additional therapy, currently rarely considered. This review aims to summarize our current knowledge regarding the neural control of swallowing, to assess the role of awareness and willingness on swallowing control, and, finally, to establish the feasibility of oral feeding in patients with disorders of consciousness.
AB - Eating and drinking are basic pleasures of life. However, the ease with which we perform these actions masks the complexity of the underlying neuronal control. According to several studies, dysphagia among subjects with severe brain injury is frequent. Faced with the difficult management of patients with an altered state of consciousness, the use of gustatory stimuli, as well as the rehabilitation of swallowing, could constitute an additional therapy, currently rarely considered. This review aims to summarize our current knowledge regarding the neural control of swallowing, to assess the role of awareness and willingness on swallowing control, and, finally, to establish the feasibility of oral feeding in patients with disorders of consciousness.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-55964-3_8
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-55964-3_8
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85034847436
SN - 9783319559636
SP - 137
EP - 153
BT - Coma and Disorders of Consciousness
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -