Gauri Mankekar

Assistant Professor

Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

Latest Contribution

Questionnaire to determine quality of life in Parkinson’s disease patients with swallowing problems

1 March 2019 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Parkinson's disease, quality of life, questionnaire, swallowing

The quality of life (QoL) in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is often influenced by changes in their swallowing abilities. The authors of this paper have developed a valid, statistically appropriate questionnaire which is also clinically effective and can be...

Peripheral nerve reconstruction using cell-enhanced acellular nerve grafts

1 March 2019 | | Head and Neck, Neurotology, Otology

Autologous nerve grafts are the current gold standard for peripheral nerve reconstruction. This systematic review analyses the role of cell-enhanced acellular nerve (ANA) grafts on the regeneration of peripheral nerve injuries. Several studies have been published to examine alternatives to...

Strategies to improve early development of vocabulary post-cochlear implantation

1 January 2019 | | cochlear implants, early receptive skills, fine motor development, gesture use, vocabulary, young children

Cochlear Implantation (CI) is now the standard of care for rehabilitation of children with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. It improves the children’s linguistic input and helps them to develop language. The literature published so far has shown...