Abbreviations
From the following article
Muscle disorders affecting oral and pharyngeal swallowing
Safwan Jaradeh
GI Motility online (2006)
doi:10.1038/gimo35
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CK
creatine kinase
DM
dermatomyositis
DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
EMG
electromyography
GI
gastrointestinal
IBM
inclusion body myositis
MD
myotonic dystrophy
MG
myasthenia gravis
MNGIE
mitochondrial myopathy, peripheral neuropathy, gastrointestinal disease, and encephalopathy
OPMD
oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
PM
polymyositis
UES
upper esophageal sphincter