Paced glottic closure for controlling aspiration pneumonia in patients with neurologic deficits of various causes.
Paced glottic closure for controlling aspiration pneumonia in patients with neurologic deficits of various causes.
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10.1177/000348941011900301
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2010-03
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Tyler DJ
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Broniatowski M;Moore NZ;Grundfest-Broniatowski S;Tucker HM;Lancaster E;Krival K;Hadley AJ;Tyler DJ
To determine whether paced vocal fold adduction can check aspiration in patients with various neurological conditions. Five patients with fluoroscopically documented aspiration and repeated pneumonias were enrolled. Two previously reported patients with hemispheric stroke* were compared to three additional subjects with brainstem-basal ganglia and cerebellar stroke (BSBGC), cerebral palsy (CP) and multiple sclerosis (MS). A modified Finetech-Brindey stimulator was implanted subcutaneously and linked to the ipsilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve via perineural electrodes. Vocal fold adduction and glottic closure were effected with pulse trains (42 Hz, 1.2 mA, 188–560 μsec) and recorded with Enhanced Image J ®. Fluoroscopy results with and without stimulation were assessed by two independent blinded reviewers. Pneumonia rates were compared before, after and during the 6–12 months enrollment periods. There was statistically significant vocal fold adduction (p < .05) for all patients, further verified with bolus arrest (p < .05 for thin, thick liquids and puree depending on the speech-language pathologist). Pneumonia was prevented in four of the five patients during enrollment. The fifth patient with BSBGC was unable to completely seal the glottis and open the cricopharyngeus enough to handle his secretions. Vocal fold pacing for aspiration pneumonia from a variety of neurological insults appears appropriate as long as the glottis can be sealed. It is not sufficient when the cricopharyngeus must be independently opened.