| Literature DB >> 27006423 |
David L Cohen1, Christine Roffe2, Jessica Beavan3, Brenda Blackett4, Carol A Fairfield5, Shaheen Hamdy6, Di Havard7, Mary McFarlane8, Carolee McLauglin9, Mark Randall10, Katie Robson7, Polly Scutt7, Craig Smith11, David Smithard12, Nikola Sprigg7, Anushka Warusevitane13, Caroline Watkins14, Lisa Woodhouse7, Philip M Bath15.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Stroke; aspiration; design; dysphagia; pneumonia; randomized controlled trial; rehabilitation; treatment
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27006423 DOI： 10.1177/1747493016639057
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Stroke ISSN： 1747-4930 Impact factor: 5.266