Measurement of mucociliary clearance in the patients with multiple sclerosis

Measurement of mucociliary clearance in the patients with multiple sclerosis

Objectives The aim of the present study was to measure nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) time in the patients with MS and to compare the findings with healthy population. Methods Totally 97 individuals including 47 patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis and 50 healthy volunteers were e...

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Veröffentlicht in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2020-02, Vol.277 (2), p.469-473
Hauptverfasser: Sahin, Ender, Hamamcı, Mehmet, Kantekin, Yunus
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Head and Neck Surgery
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mucociliary Clearance - physiology
Multiple Sclerosis - physiopathology
Nasal Mucosa - physiology
Neurosurgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Prospective Studies
Rhinology
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives The aim of the present study was to measure nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) time in the patients with MS and to compare the findings with healthy population. Methods Totally 97 individuals including 47 patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis and 50 healthy volunteers were enrolled into the study. Saccharin clearance test was performed on both groups and NMC time was measured. Data analysis was performed by SPSS version 24.0 statistics program (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). Statistical tests were interpreted at p  
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-019-05717-w