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Validation of a clinical swallowing score

What is it about?

The Munich Swallowing Score (MUCSS) is a clinician rated scale for the assessment of the functional level of swallowing saliva/secretions, food and liquids. The MUCSS consists of two eight-point subscales, MUCSS-Saliva and MUCSS-Nutrition.

Why is it important?

With the MUCSS an ordinally scaled dysphagia score is available to assess the functional ability of swallowing saliva/secretion and oral food intake. MUCSS-S and MUCSS-N can be used separately or added to MUCSS-SN to give a total score. Including the outcomes of the previously published study and according to these preliminary results, the MUCSS is a reliable, valid and practical tool.The scores offer clinicians and researchers a standard approach to measure the functional ability of swallowing saliva/secretions and food/liquids at baseline and to assess changes over time.

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Wolfram Ziegler and Gudrun Bartolome
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