Dysphagia after Stroke: an Overview

Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 187 - 196
Published: May 3, 2013
Abstract
Dysphagia affects the vast majority of acute stroke patients. Although it improves within 2 weeks for most, some face longstanding swallowing problems that place them at risk for pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, and significantly affect quality of life. This paper discusses the scope, the disease burden, and the tools available for screening and formal evaluation of dysphagia. The most common and recently developed treatment interventions...
Paper Details
Title
Dysphagia after Stroke: an Overview
Published Date
May 3, 2013
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
187 - 196
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