Table 1 - Neurological lesions causing failed upper esophageal sphincter (UES) relaxation5
From the following article
Clinical disorders of the upper esophageal sphincter
Ian J. Cook
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo37
Number of cases | |
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Lateral medullary infarction | 6 |
Parkinson's disease | 5 |
Other extrapyramidal movement disorder | 1 |
Brainstem tumor | 1 |
Syringobulbia | 1 |
Brainstem compression secondary to cerebral haemorrhage | 1 |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 1 |
Idiopathic | 2 |
TOTAL | 18 |