Sudden death in the dysphagic stroke patient - A case of airway obstruction caused by a food bolus: A brief report

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 550-552

  Finestone, Hillel M ^a,b   Fisher, James ^a   Greene Finestone, Linda S ^a,b   Teasell, Robert W ^a,b   Craig, Ian D ^a,b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dysphagia; Impulsivity; Stroke; Sudden Death

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DEMENTIA; DYSPHAGIA; STROKE PATIENTS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DYSPHAGIA; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FOOD; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032214323     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199811000-00020     Document Type: Article

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