Fig. 1.
Effect of pharyngeal stimulation on aerodigestive sensory motor characteristics: control infant response to 0.3-ml pharyngeal water infusion (A) and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) infant response to 0.3-ml pharyngeal water infusion (B). Manometry data were analyzed as labeled. Note the prolonged response in HIE infants. AU, arbitrary units; UES, upper esophageal sphincter; PE, proximal esophagus; ME, mid-esophagus; DE, distal esophagus; LES, lower esophageal sphincter.