Yoshihisa Yamano

Quantitative Assessment of Tongue Atrophy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Using Transoral Tongue Ultrasonography ( TOTU ): A Retrospective Single‐Center Study

INTRODUCTION/AIMS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease accompanied by bulbar dysfunction, in which tongue atrophy contributes to dysarthria and dysphagia. Conventional tongue assessments rely on inspection, palpation, or electrophysiological testing...