1992
Swallowing dysfunction in the postpolio syndrome: a cinefluorographic study.
Jones B, Buchholz D, Ravich W, Donner M. Swallowing dysfunction in the postpolio syndrome: a cinefluorographic study. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1992, 158: 283-6. PMID: 1729782, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.158.2.1729782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural lesionsConstrictor musclePoor laryngeal elevationPrevertebral soft tissueSeverity of decompensationPharyngeal constrictor muscleInferior constrictor muscleCricopharyngeal levelFocal strictureBilateral weaknessProgressive dysphagiaLaryngeal penetrationPostpolio syndromeCricopharyngeus muscleDistal esophagusLaryngeal elevationPostpolio patientsLaryngeal closureLuminal narrowingCervical esophagusZenker's diverticulumRadiographic abnormalitiesRemote historyEpiglottic tiltSoft palate
1989
Psychogenic dysphagia and globus: Reevaluation of 23 patients
Ravich W, Wilson R, Jones B, Donner M. Psychogenic dysphagia and globus: Reevaluation of 23 patients. Dysphagia 1989, 4: 35-38. PMID: 2640174, DOI: 10.1007/bf02407400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic dysphagiaPsychogenic originJohns Hopkins Swallowing CenterCause of dysphagiaProgression of symptomsAttribution of symptomsResults of reevaluationGlobus sensationGlobus hystericusMotor dysfunctionEsophageal pathologySwallowing centerSwallowing disordersStructural lesionsPharyngeal diseaseDysphagiaPatientsReferral recordsCenter evaluationSymptomsDiagnosisThorough evaluationCausePsychological causesDysfunction
1986
The Investigation of Dysphagia-Reply
Donner M, Ravich W. The Investigation of Dysphagia-Reply. JAMA 1986, 256: 2818-2819. PMID: 3773195, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1986.03380200056017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharyngeal dysfunctionJohns Hopkins Swallowing CenterObvious underlying diseasePsychogenic dysphagiaEsophageal dysmotilityUnderlying diseaseGlobus hystericusSwallowing centerCineradiographic examinationMedical recordsPsychogenic causesStructural lesionsPatientsNeurological diseasesAdditional proceduresDysfunctionEsophagusSymptomsDiseasePharynxStaff membersDysmotilityDysphagiaReferralLesions