Table 1 - Neurological lesions causing failed upper esophageal sphincter (UES) relaxation5
From the following article
Clinical disorders of the upper esophageal sphincter
Ian J. Cook
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo37
| Number of cases | |
|---|---|
| Lateral medullary infarction | 6 |
| Parkinson's disease | 5 |
| Other extrapyramidal movement disorder | 1 |
| Brainstem tumor | 1 |
| Syringobulbia | 1 |
| Brainstem compression secondary to cerebral haemorrhage | 1 |
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 1 |
| Idiopathic | 2 |
| TOTAL | 18 |
