Master's degree, speech therapist.
Undergraduate student at the Botucatu Medical School (Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP).
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Jul-Aug;77(4):526-530. doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942011000400019.
Neuroleptic drugs are used in several mental disorders, but are suspected of causing oropharyngeal dysphagia, mainly in the elderly.
To study the effect of neuroleptic agents on swallowing of institutionalized older people.
A cross sectional study of swallowing in 47 subjects that either used or did not use neuroleptic drugs. Bedside swallowing tests with foods of four different consistencies were carried out.
There was no significant difference between the two groups. Users of neuroleptic medications showed a higher percentage of multiple swallowing while non-users had a higher percentage of oral food escape.
Neuroleptic agents alone do not affect the mechanism of swallowing in the elderly; nonetheless. Further studies with a larger number of individuals and specific swallowing tests are needed.
研究神经阻滞剂对住院老年人吞咽功能的影响。
对 47 名使用或未使用神经阻滞剂的患者进行了床边吞咽测试，使用了四种不同稠度的食物。
两组之间无显著性差异。使用神经阻滞剂的患者有更高比例的多次吞咽，而非使用者则有更高比例的口咽食物漏出。
神经阻滞剂单独使用并不影响老年人的吞咽机制；然而，需要进一步进行更多个体和特定吞咽测试的研究。
