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What Causes Difficulty In Swallowing While Suffering From PPA?
Is the inability to swallow part of the ppa condition my sister has been diagnosed with ppa and is completely mute and is now unable to swallow. She has had a g-tube placed and now receives all nutrition thru that. Nowhere in any information have I seen this listed as a stage of ppa .
Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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Presentation of PPA is always different. Rarely to find same pattern patient.
Yes, there is possibility of swallowing in PPA.
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Presentation of PPA is always different. Rarely to find same pattern patient.
Yes, there is possibility of swallowing in PPA.
Give more information to get more specific answer.
Take care.
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