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Dysphagia

• Oropharyngeal dysphagia
  • CVA
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Brain stem tumors
  • Denegerative disease - ALS, MS, Huntington's
  • Postinfectious - polio, syphilis
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Polymyositis, dermatomyositis
  • Muscular dystrophy
• Esophageal dysphagia
• Achalasia
• Diffuse esophageal spasm
• Esophageal foreign body
• Esophageal web
• Malignancy, mediastinal masses
• Schatzki Ring
• Scleroderma
• Strictures - peptic, radiation, chemical, medication-induced
  • Vascular compression
  • Zenker's diverticulum