A combined approach of bedside clinical examination and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in poststroke dysphagia: A pilot study

A combined approach of bedside clinical examination and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in poststroke dysphagia: A pilot study

Background: As with most neurologic conditions, stroke involves impairment of the swallowing mechanism. This could be a spectrum of issues, the worst of which is aspiration. At the same time, the prolonged presence of a naso-gastric tube (NGT) has its own morbidity. Flexible endoscopic evaluation of...

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Main Authors: Sureshkumar Radhakrishnan, Unnikrishnan K Menon, Anandkumar Anandakuttan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Dysphagia
flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
stroke
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=3;spage=388;epage=393;aulast=Radhakrishnan

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