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Tracheostomy and salivary gland radiotherapy for severe sialorrhoea in motor neurone disease
Abstract
The management of excessive secretions in patients with motor neurone disease can be challenging. In this paper, we highlight the main issues from the perspectives of a patient, specialist nurse and neurologist and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.
- sialorrhoea
- motor neuron disease
- tracheostomy
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Contributors All co-authors have contributed to the manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Patient is a co-author.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. This paper was reviewed by Chris McDermott, Sheffield, UK.
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