Risk factors for laryngeal penetration-aspiration in patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: methodological issues

We were interested to read the paper by Ihalainen et al. that was published in the The Spine Journal [1]. The authors aimed to evaluate the effect of a wide range of potential pre-, peri- and postinjury risk factors on laryngeal penetration-aspiration on videofluoroscopic swallowing study. The results have demonstrated that coughing, throat clearing, choking, and changes in voice quality related to swallowing can be considered as independent risk factors of penetration-aspiration.

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