Towards a basic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke – identification of salient findings by the inexperienced examiner

Towards a basic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke – identification of salient findings by the inexperienced examiner

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dysphagia is common after stroke. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is a powerful tool for dysphagia assessment. The purpose of this study was to assess whether a previously established endoscopic examination prot...

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Main Authors: Schäbitz Wolf R, Ringelstein E Bernd, Hamacher Christina, Oelenberg Stephan, Teismann Inga, Warnecke Tobias, Dziewas Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/9/13

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