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Motor Disorders Due to Lesions of the Central Nervous System

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Diseases of the Esophagus

Part of the book series: Handbuch der inneren Medizin ((INNEREN 5,volume 3))

Abstract

Lesions of the vagal nuclei of the brainstem may be caused by various diseases. Although disturbance of the swallowing act is one of the most prominent symp toms these lesions usually cause other neurological disorders also.

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Hellemans, J., Vantrappen, G. (1974). Motor Disorders Due to Lesions of the Central Nervous System. In: Diseases of the Esophagus. Handbuch der inneren Medizin, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86429-2_21

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