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. 2012 Jun 21;18(23):2973–2978. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2973

Table 2.

Results of videofluoromanometry

ALS Stroke MS PD Post-surgery AD Others Total
Safe transit 41 21 22 28 3 14 40 169
Penetration without aspiration 22 14 8 10 - 7 10 71
Aspiration before swallowing 4 5 1 3 1 3 - 17
Aspiration during swallowing 12 5 3 5 4 3 - 32
Aspiration after swallowing 10 2 2 3 2 2 - 21
Multiple aspirations 4 - - - - 2 - 6
No transit 1 - - 2 - 2 - 5
Total 94 47 36 51 10 33 50 321

ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; MS: Multiple sclerosis; PD: Parkinson’s disease; AD: Alzheimer’s disease. Others: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, achalasia, chest pain, diverticula.