The therapeutic effect of swallow training with a xanthan gum-based thickener in addition to classical dysphagia therapy in Chinese patients with post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia: A randomized controlled study

Objective: In patients with post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia (PSOD), classical dysphagia therapy (CDT) continues to provide unsatisfactory outcomes and makes it challenging for them to remove the nasal feeding tube. Increasing bolus viscosity helps prevent aspiration in PSOD. However, conventiona...

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Main Authors: Yao Wang, Jie Zhang, Hui-Min Zhu, Can-Ping Yu, Yan Bao, Xiao-Fang Hou, Shao-Chun Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2023;volume=26;issue=5;spage=742;epage=748;aulast=Wang