Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Dysphagia Caused by Wilson's Disease.
10.5535/arm.2012.36.3.409
- Author:
Seon Yeong LEE
1
;
Hea Eun YANG
;
Hee Seung YANG
;
Seung Hwa LEE
;
Hae Won JEUNG
;
Young Ok PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul 134-791, Korea. yangmary@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatolenticular degeneration;
Deglutition disorder;
Electrical stimulation
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cause of Death;
Copper;
Deglutition;
Deglutition Disorders;
Electric Stimulation;
Electric Stimulation Therapy;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hepatolenticular Degeneration;
Humans;
Hyoid Bone;
Pneumonia
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2012;36(3):409-413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of abnormal copper metabolism. Although dysphagia is a common complaint of patients with Wilson's disease and pneumonia is an important cause of death in these patients, management of swallowing function has rarely been reported in the context of Wilson's disease. Hence, we report a case of Wilson's disease presenting with dysphagia. A 33-year-old man visited our hospital with a complaint of difficulty in swallowing, since about last 7 years and which had worsened since the last 2-3 months. He was diagnosed with Wilson's disease about 13 years ago. On the initial VFSS, reduced hyoid bone movement, impaired epiglottic movement and moderate amount of residue in the valleculae during the pharyngeal phase were noted. After 10 sessions of neuromuscular electrical stimulation for 1 hour per day, decreased amount of residue was observed in the valleculae during the pharyngeal phase on the follow-up VFSS.
