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

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 Number of cases
Lateral medullary infarction6
Parkinson's disease5
Other extrapyramidal movement disorder1
Brainstem tumor1
Syringobulbia1
Brainstem compression secondary to cerebral haemorrhage1
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis1
Idiopathic2
TOTAL18