… Dysphagia is very common in people with ALS. The … Treatment of dysphagia in ALS
patients includes an array of … In certain patients with severe dysphagia, augmented feeding …

… ; however, we found that, with the exception of breast cancer patients who reported a 32%
prevalence of dysphagia, there was no significant difference in reported prevalence across …

… palliation of dysphagia from oesophageal cancer. A stent offers rapid relief of dysphagia;
however, current recurrent dysphagia … their role in the palliative care of patients with incurable …

… The poor prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) makes palliative care a challenge
… the patient and his/her relatives. Nutritional deficiency due to pronounced dysphagia can be …

… For example, despite a large Dutch randomized trial published in 2004 recommending
brachytherapy rather than stent placement as the primary treatment for the palliation of dysphagia …

… for early palliative care referral in this patient group. … indicators of palliative care referral in
this group of patients. This is … Dysphagia can directly threaten a patient’s life by choking with …

… Nevertheless, few neurologists would consider a patient with PD and early-onset dysphagia
as being in need of palliative care. Improved prognostic markers are clearly needed, and …

… Central to the philosophy of palliative care is that harms are not confined to the biomedical
… Palliative care and ethics teams whenever possible should consider proactive approaches …

… effective palliation for dysphagia … patient, in terms of both the relief of dysphagia and prolonging
survival. The choice ofprocedure dependson the age and general condition of the patient …

… one of the management option for dysphagia is to remove … palliative care. Regardless, our
review has provided baseline knowledge that can guide health care professionals in palliative …