Background Swallowing problems following stroke may result in increased risk of aspiration
pneumonia, malnutrition, and dehydration. Objective/hypothesis Our hypothesis was that …

Background. Major advances during the past 50 years highlight the immense potential for
restoration of function after neural injury, even in the damaged adult human brain. Yet, the …

Background: Dysphagia after stroke is associated with increased mortality, higher
dependence, and longer hospitalization. Different therapeutic strategies have been …

Now with videos! Dysphagia Following Stroke, Third Edition is a practical and easy-to-use
resource for clinicians treating swallowing disorders in the stroke population. The authors …

Objective. To assess the effects of neurostimulation (ie, neuromuscular electrical stimulation
(NMES) and pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES)) in people with oropharyngeal …

Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) neurofeedback can be used to
train localized, conscious regulation of blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signals. As a …

Somatosensory stimulation (SS), leading to increases in motor cortical excitability,
influences motor performance in patients with brain lesions like stroke. The mechanisms by …

Purpose To systematically review the literature examining the effects of neuromuscular
electrical stimulation (NMES) on swallowing and neural activation. The review was …

Dysphagia after stroke is associated with mortality and increased pulmonary complications.
Swallowing therapies may decrease pulmonary complications and improve patients' quality …

Objective: The excitability of corticobulbar projections to swallowing musculature undergoes
remarkable long-term increases after short periods of pharyngeal stimulation. The aim of this …