Avaliação da deglutição de pacientes em um centro de referência em esclerose múltipla no centro oeste do Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Amaral, Inez Janaina de Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/6738
• topic: Esclerose múltipla; Fonoaudiologia; Deglutição; Transtorno da deglutição; Multiple sclerosis; Speech language pathology; Swallowing disorder; Swallowing; CIENCIAS DA SAUDE

The control of the symptoms of dysphagia in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has been underestimated by clinicians, patients and caregivers. Dysphagia has a prevalence between 33-43% of this population. The evaluation of the swallowing has been a major challenge in clinical practice, and without a unified method of diagnosis in this population. Identify patients with dysphagia in the early stages of MS is fundamental in preventing complications such as malnutrition, dehydration and death. The aim of this study was to identify the presence or absence of swallowing desorders in patients diagnosed with MS in the Reference and Research Center for Multiple Sclerosisin the University Hospital of the Federal University of Goiás, in the midwest of Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study between july 2015 and march 2016, with 73 patients above 18 years old with definite diagnosis of MS. It was excluded patients from other health units, outside the scope of the suty period, without clinical conditions associated with other diseases or who did not agree to participate. The presence of dysphagia was found at 30.14% of the patients. This finding meets the results in other studies. The main manifestations were dificulties in qualifying and propel the food bolus, with changes in the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing. Thus, it is necessary the evaluation and monitoring of this population, guarateeing early intervention, reducing the risks to the quality of life.