Is Dysphagia in Multiple System Atrophy Responsive to Levodopa? Results from a Retrospective Study.

Mov Disord Clin Pract · 2026 · PMC13042560 · PMID 40940632

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failed to reach significanceP = 0.29not close (p > 0.1)

Median aspiration scores were reduced from 3 [0–4] in the Off to 0 [0–4] in the On but failed to reach significance ( P = 0.29) (Fig. 1 ).

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a mild trendno p-value reported

And although a mild trend towards improvement in some dysphagia domains was evident, we found neither a statistically significant nor clinical meaningful impact.

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