The purposes of this study were to compare poststroke liquid swallowing methods by
including a cup and a straw in videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSS) and to test the
hypothesis that increased aspiration would be observed with the cup compared to the straw.
Eighty-five poststroke patients who had undergone VFSS using a spoon, cup, and straw
were included. Penetration-aspiration scale and functional dysphagia scale (FDS) were
used for assessment. These scores did not differ significantly between the cup and the straw …