Cortical recovery of swallowing function in wound botulism |
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Authors: | Inga K Teismann Olaf Steinstraeter Tobias Warnecke Julian Zimmermann Erich B Ringelstein Christo Pantev Rainer Dziewas |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany;(2) Department of Neurology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany |
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Abstract: | Background Botulism is a rare disease caused by intoxication leading to muscle weakness and rapidly progressive dysphagia. With adequate therapy signs of recovery can be observed within several days. In the last few years, brain imaging studies carried out in healthy subjects showed activation of the sensorimotor cortex and the insula during volitional swallowing. However, little is known about cortical changes and compensation mechanisms accompanying swallowing pathology. |
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