Post-stroke dysphagia: A review and design considerations for future trials

Cohen, D.L, Roffe, C, Beavan, J, Blackett, B, Fairfield, C.A, Hamdy, S, Havard, D, McFarlane, M, McLauglin, C et al (2016) Post-stroke dysphagia: A review and design considerations for future trials. International Journal of Stroke, 11 (4). pp. 399-411. ISSN 1747-4930

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493016639057

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.


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