This article defines palliative care for swallowing disorders as treatment for severe and
chronic dysphagia or intractable aspiration when the recovery of normal swallowing is not …

Swallowing like breathing is an integral part of our lives. We realize the importance of these
functions only when we encounter problems. Although swallowing disorders can affect all …

Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is a condition with a strong age-related bias. Rates of
dysphagia vary due to differences in method between studies; eg, clinical history of" …

Comprehensive Management of Swallowing Disorders, Second Edition has been revised
with new authors and expanded information on the clinical evaluations made by dysphagia …

An often used clinical axiom is that “trouble never comes in ones.” Life-threatening events
such as cerebrovascular accidents, head injuries, or the more subtle processes of aging are …

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Dysphagia is defined as difficulty swallowing. The precise incidence of dysphagia is …

Management of patients with dysphagia is a necessary part of our clinical intervention.
Some areas of management include implementing dietary changes that the patient will …

Swallowing may be impaired because of a variety of structural or functional disorders, such
as stroke, cancer, neurologic disease and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The physical …

Normal swallowing is a complex, rapid neuromuscular function. Causes for dysfunctional
swallowing are protean. Appropriate workup includes a careful history, thorough physical …

The major symptoms indicative of oropharyngeal or esophageal disease include dysphagia
(difficulty in swallowing); odynophagia (painful swallowing); regurgitation; pyrosis …