Dysphagia

Anatomy and physiology.- Saliva.- Feeding respiratory pattern.- Evaluation of symptoms.- Imaging techniques and some principles of interpretation.- Neuroimaging in swallowing.- The clinical and radiological approach to dysphagia.- Neurology of swallowing and dysphagia.- Oral and pharyngeal function and dysfunction.- Pharyngeal morphology.- Pharyngeal manometry.- Surgical aspects of oral and pharyngeal dysfunction and dysphagia.- The postoperative pharynx.- Evaluation and treatment after head and neck surgery and/or chemo-radiotherapy of head and neck malignancy.- Indirect treatment of oral and pharyngeal dysfunction.- Rheologic aspects of swallowing and dysphagia.- Indirect treatment of oral and pharyngeal dysfunction.- The dietician´s role in diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia.- The therapeutic swallowing study.- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).- Malnutrition in dysphagia.- Pulmonary complications in dysphagia.- Dehydration in dysphagia.- The importance of enteral nutrition.- Radiologic evaluation of esophageal function.- Esophageal morphology.- Esophageal manometry and pH-monitoring.- Intervention on the esophagus.- Gastroesophageal reflux disease, globus and dysphagia.- Endoscopy of the pharynx and esophagus.- Cross-sectional imaging of the hypopharynx and esophagus.- Pediatric aspects on dysphagia.- The pediatric esophagus.- Dysphagia in systemic disease.- The geriatric pharynx and esophagus.- Voice and dysphagia.- Psychiatric aspects of dysphagia.