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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)

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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an adjunct treatment modality of dysphagia. This chapter will give an overview of the modality, the mechanism of its action and its indications in head and neck cancer-treated patients. It will also summarize the evidence and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the modality.

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India

    Krishnakumar Thankappan & Subramania Iyer

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

    Krishnakumar Thankappan

  2. Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

    Subramania Iyer

  3. Department of Laryngology, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram and Dysphagia Unit, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India

    Jayakumar R Menon

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Thankappan, K., Iyer, S. (2018). Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES). In: Thankappan, K., Iyer, S., Menon, J. (eds) Dysphagia Management in Head and Neck Cancers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8282-5_13

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