Table 1 - Major categories of head and neck disorders causing dysphagia
From the following article
Head and neck disorders affecting swallowing
Timothy M. McCulloch and Debra Jaffe
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo36
| Anatomic |
| Cricopharyngeal dysfunction |
| Tumors and malignancy |
| Neurologic |
| Autoimmune, thyroid and salivary diseases |
| Infectious disorders |
| Pharmacologic |
| Laryngopharyngeal reflux |
| Idiopathic/psychogenic |
