| Title |
Treatment for sialorrhea (excessive saliva) in people with motor neuron disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006981.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Carolyn A Young, Cathy Ellis, Julia Johnson, Sivakumar Sathasivam, Nicky Pih |
| Abstract |
Motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition which may cause dysphagia, as well as limb weakness, dysarthria, emotional lability and respiratory failure. Since normal salivary production is 0.5 to 1.5 litres daily, loss of salivary clearance due to dysphagia leads to salivary pooling and sialorrhea, often resulting in distress and inconvenience to patients. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 153 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 29 | 19% |
| Researcher | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 32 | 21% |
| Unknown | 35 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 64 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Psychology | 6 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 42 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
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#7,375
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#46
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