Table 3.
Disorder | SEMG locations | |||
MS | SUB | INF | Additional peculiarity | |
T A S | T A S | T A S | ||
Neurological | ↑ ↓ Abn | ↑ ↓ Abn | ↑ N N | Disorganized Peaks* |
Ent | N N N | N ↓ Abn | N ↑ N | Multiple Peaks** |
Maxillofacial (Oral)*** | ↑ ↓ Abn | ↑ N N | ↑ N N | |
Gastroenterological | N N N | ↑ N Abn | ↑ ↑ | Abn Regurgitation Peaks |
Psychogenic**** | N N N | N N N | N N N | Shoulder Tension |
Abbreviations: MS – masseter electrode location, SUB – submental electrode location, INF – infrahyoid electrode location; T – timing, A – electric amplitude, S – shape of a graphic record; N – normal, AbN – abnormal, ↑ – higher than normal, ↓ – lower than normal.
* Appearance of MS, SUB and INF peaks is not coordinated
** One bolus can be swallowed in several shares
*** Including salivary gland diseases
**** Excluding malingering