The objective of this study was to investigate the quality of life in stroke patients using a
swallowing quality of life (SWAL-QOL) questionnaire. The correlation between SWAL-QOL …

Introduction Dysphagia is a common and critical consequence of acquired brain injury (ABI)
and can cause severe complications. Dysphagia rehabilitation is transforming from mainly …

Introduction-An efficient instrument for dysphagia measurement, easily reproducible and
statistically consistent, should provide consistent data on the outcomes and follow-up of …

The videofluoroscopic dysphagia scale (VDS) was developed as an objective predictor of
the prognosis of dysphagia after stroke. We evaluated the clinical validity of the VDS for …

Method The present study was designed as a multicenter, single-blind trial. A
Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS) was performed using the protocol described by …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation
(NMES) in patients suffering from dysphagia following treatment for head and neck cancer …

[Purpose] This study examined the effects of neck exercises using PNF on the swallowing
function of stroke patients with dysphasia.[Subjects and Methods] A total of 26 study subjects …

Background Comparative therapeutic benefits of combined and single neurostimulation
therapies including neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), pharyngeal electrical …

Objective To compare the swallowing characteristics of dysphagic patients with traumatic
brain injury (TBI) with those of dysphagic stroke patients. Methods Forty-one patients with …

The effectiveness of the chin tuck maneuver is still controversial, despite being widely used
in clinical practice. The chin tuck maneuver has been shown to be able to reduce or …