Overestimating the risk of aspiration in acute stroke

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2017, Pages e34-

  Trapl, M ^a   Teuschl, Y ^b   Matz, K ^a,b   Dachenhausen, A ^b   Brainin, M ^b  

^a General Hospital Tulln   (Austria)

^b DANUBE UNIVERSITY KREMS   (Austria)

Author keywords

aspiration; deglutition disorders; diagnosis; dysphagia; pneumonia; stroke

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMAN; LETTER; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NOSE FEEDING; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE; STROKE UNIT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDITY; DYSPHAGIA; RISK;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; RISK; STROKE;

EID: 85019946763     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13298     Document Type: Letter

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