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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Background and purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>Non-invasive, simple, and repetitive swallowing evaluation is required to prevent aspiration pneumonia in neurological care. We investigated the usefulness of swallowing sound evaluation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using our new electronic stethoscope artificial intelligence (AI) analysis tool.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We studied patients with ALS who provided written informed consent. We used an electronic stethoscope, placed a Bluetooth-enabled electronic stethoscope on the upper end of the sternum, performed a 3-mL water swallow three times, and remotely identified the intermittent sound components of the water flow caused at that time by AI, with the maximum value as the swallowing sound index. We examined the correlation between the swallowing sound index and patient background, including swallowing-related parameters.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We evaluated 24 patients with ALS (age 64.0 \u00b1 11.8 years, 13 women, median duration of illness 17.5 months). The median ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) score was 41 (minimum 18, maximum 47). In all cases, the mean swallowing sound index was 0.209 \u00b1 0.088. A multivariate analysis showed that a decrease in the swallowing sound index was significantly associated with a low ALSFRS-R score, an ALSFRS-R bulbar symptom score, % vital capacity, tongue pressure, a Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA) score, and a MASA pharyngeal phase-related score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Swallowing sound evaluation using an electronic stethoscope AI analysis showed a correlation with existing indicators in swallowing evaluation in ALS and suggested its usefulness as a new method. 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