Swallowing is organized by a network of swallowing-related neurons that form the central swallowing pattern generator (SPG) located in the medulla oblongata. The DSG contains the generator neurons ...
Mar. 27 -- THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A disrupted breathing-swallowing pattern may explain why people with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased ...
Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit a disordered breathing-swallowing pattern that may account for their higher risk of aspiration pneumonia, ...
March 31, 2009 — Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have disrupted coordination of the respiratory cycle with swallowing, which could increase the risk for aspiration, ...