Dysphagia (impaired swallowing) is not a rare problem in various neuromuscular disorders, both in the pediatric and the adult patient population. On many occasions such patients are first presented to other medical specialists or health professionals. Disorders of deglutition are probably underrecognized in patients with a neuromuscular disease as a result of patient's and doctor's delay. This review will focus on dysphagia in adults suffering from a myopathy. Dysphagia in myopathies usually affects the oropharyngeal phases which rely mostly on voluntary muscle activity of the mouth, pharynx and upper esophageal sphincter. Dysphagia is known to contribute to a reduction of quality of life and may also lead to increased morbidity and mortality. The review includes an overview on symptomatology and tools of assessments, and elaborates on dysphagia in specific hereditary and acquired myopathies.

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成人肌病中的吞咽困难 – Zohar Argov（以色列耶路撒冷）和 Marianne de Visser（荷兰阿姆斯特丹）

吞咽困难（吞咽障碍）在各种神经肌肉疾病中并不罕见，无论是在儿科还是成人患者群体中。在许多情况下，此类患者首先会被介绍给其他医学专家或卫生专业人员。由于患者和医生的延误，神经肌肉疾病患者可能没有意识到吞咽障碍。本综述将重点关注患有肌病的成人的吞咽困难。肌病中的吞咽困难通常影响口咽阶段，口咽阶段主要依赖口腔、咽部和食管上括约肌的随意肌活动。众所周知，吞咽困难会导致生活质量下降，也可能导致发病率和死亡率增加。该审查包括对症状学和评估工具的概述，