Long-term outcome after stroke: does dysphagia matter?

swallowing problems (dysphagia) are common following acute stroke and are independent predictors of short-term outcome. It is uncertain as to whether these swallowing problems are associated with outcome in the longer-term.insert to determine whether dysphagia present in the first week of acute stroke associated with long-term outcome.a population-based long-term follow-up of people with first in a life-time stroke. Dysphagia was assessed within...