Show Notes
Dear English speaking listeners: this episode is in German. We will be back with English episodes in August.
Anlässlich der diesjährigen Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Dysphagie (DGD) in Potsdam haben wir eine Episode mit Ulrich Birkmann auf Deutsch aufgenommen. Wir widmen uns einem komplexen, aber sehr spannenden Thema: Dysphagie bei Amyotropher Lateralsklerose (ALS). Uli erklärt in dieser Episode die Pathophysiologie der ALS, die Rolle des ersten und des zweiten Motoneurons und die Diagnostik von Dysphagien bei Menschen mit ALS. Und wer das tolle Projekt “Dysphagie 2 Go” von Uli und Yasemin noch nicht kennt, schaut gerne mal auf ihrer Homepage vorbei. Hier gibt es regelmäßig spannende, kompakte online Webinare.
Literatur und Webseiten, die in der Episode genannt werden:
ALS Ambulanz der Charité: aktuelle und abgeschlossene Studien, ALS App, ALS Podcast und vieles mehr
Meyer, T. (2021). Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose (ALS): Ein Wegweiser – Antworten und Hilfen
Miller & Britton. (2011). Dysphagia in neuromuscular diseases.
Warnecke et al. (2020). Neurogenic Dysphagia: A Systematic Review and Proposal of a Classification System. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000011350
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