1. Post-stroke dysphagia: A review and design considerations for future trials.
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Cohen, David L., Roffe, Christine, Beavan, Jessica, Blackett, Brenda, Fairfield, Carol A., Hamdy, Shaheen, Havard, Di, McFarlane, Mary, McLauglin, Carolee, Randall, Mark, Robson, Katie, Scutt, Polly, Smith, Craig, Smithard, David, Sprigg, Nikola, Warusevitane, Anushka, Watkins, Caroline, Woodhouse, Lisa, and Bath, Philip M.
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DEGLUTITION disorders ,ESOPHAGUS diseases ,INGESTION disorders ,STROKE ,CEREBROVASCULAR disease - Abstract
Post-stroke dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing after a stroke) is a common and expensive complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and institutionalization due in part to aspiration, pneumonia, and malnutrition. Although most patients recover swallowing spontaneously, a significant minority still have dysphagia at six months. Although multiple advances have been made in the hyperacute treatment of stroke and secondary prevention, the management of dysphagia post-stroke remains a neglected area of research, and its optimal management, including diagnosis, investigation and treatment, have still to be defined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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