The incidence, management, and complications of dysphagia in patients with medullary strokes admitted to a rehabilitation unit

Dysphagia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-120

  Teasell, Robert ^a,b,d   Foley, Norine ^a   Fisher, James ^a   Finestone, Hillel ^c  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Fluoroscopy; Medulla oblongata

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEDULLARY STROKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; STROKE; SWALLOWING; DIET THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION;

EID: 0036513573     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-001-0110-8     Document Type: Article

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