Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke

Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke

ABSTRACT Background: Few Brazilian studies investigated risk factors for dysphagia and associated complications in a large cohort. Objective: To investigate frequency, predictors, and associated outcomes of dysphagia in patients up to three months post-stroke. Methods: Prospective cohort study...

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Main Authors: Aline Cristina PACHECO-CASTILHO, Rubia Poliana Crisóstomo MIRANDA, Ana Maria Queirós NORBERTO, Diandra Bosi FAVORETTO, Brunna Pileggi RIMOLI, Luciana Bezerra de Mello ALVES, Karina Tavares WEBER, Taiza Elaine Grespan SANTOS, Julio Cesar MORIGUTI, João Pereira LEITE, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS, Rosemary MARTINO, Octávio Marques PONTES-NETO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2022-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Deglutition
Deglutition Disorders
Stroke
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2022005003210&tlng=en

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