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aspiration

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"predeglutitive: aspiration occurs before the swallowing reflex is initiated"

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"intradeglutitive: aspiration occurs during the swallowing act"

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"postdeglutitive: aspiration occurs after the main bolus has passed the pharynx"

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"If material enters the larynx but remains above the vocal folds, this is called penetration ¹. Aspiration is used if material passes below the level of the vocal folds, i.e. subglottic. Silent aspiration occurs without a reflexive or conscious effort to expel material ^1,2."

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"Macro-aspiration can occur during eating or drinking and may occasionally occur in healthy individuals (e.g., simultaneously talking and eating) and should provoke a vigorous cough reflex. Numerous pathologies can cause laryngopharyngeal dysfunction that predisposes to recurrent aspirations:"

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"neurological insults (e.g. stroke, palsy of cranial nerves IX, X and XII or neurodegenerative diseases) can result in impaired coordination of deglutition"

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"alterations of normal anatomy (e.g. tumour, after operation or radiation) and impaired pharyngooesophageal clearance are predisposing factors"

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