Combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) with fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and traditional swallowing rehabilitation in the treatment of stroke-related dysphagia

Dysphagia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 557-566

  Sun, Shu Fen ^a,b   Hsu, Chien Wei ^a,b   Lin, Huey Shyan ^c   Sun, Hsien Pin ^d   Chang, Ping Hsin ^a   Hsieh, Wan Ling ^a   Wang, Jue Long ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION OF SWALLOWING; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ORAL INTAKE SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION; SELF EVALUATION; STROKE PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRADITIONAL SWALLOWING REHABILITATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890969667     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: 14320460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-013-9466-9     Document Type: Article

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