Luca Diamanti, Paola Borrelli, Raffaele Dubbioso, Margherita Capasso, Claudia Morelli, Christian Lunetta, Antonio Petrucci, Gabriele Mora, Paolo Volanti, Maurizio Inghilleri, Lucio Tremolizzo, Jessica Mandrioli, Letizia Mazzini, Marcella Vedovello, Gabriele Siciliano, Massimiliano Filosto, Sabrina Matà, Cristina Montomoli
BACKGROUND: Dysphagia is a common symptom during the trajectory of ALS, and it can significantly impact on the quality of life and prognosis of patients. Nowadays, no specific tool for the screening of dysphagia in ALS is validated, and the approach is heterogeneous across the Italian centres. OBJECTIVE: To validate the DYALS (dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) questionnaire, adapting the DYMUS (dysphagia in multiple sclerosis) questionnaire, for the assessment of dysphagia in ALS patients, in order to uniform the evaluations across the Italian ALS network...
May 2022: Neurological Sciences