Swallowing problems can affect as many as one in three patients in the period immediately
after stroke. Despite this, in the majority of cases, recovery usually occurs to a safe level after …

Objective: This research sought to identify a well-defined pre-motor potential, the
Bereitschaftspotential (BP), as a manifestation of cortical contribution to the pre-motor …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is a major health problem that can lead
to serious complications, such as pulmonary aspiration, malnutrition, dehydration, and …

Background: Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) can negatively impact quality of life and
health. For clinicians and researchers seeking to improve outcomes for patients with …

An oral appliance for administering a stimulus, such as a substance, to the mouth of a user
includes a flexible tube having an inlet portion, a first curved portion forming an ear loop …

Background Cough and swallowing impairments in post‐stroke patients (PSP) have been
associated with increased risk for respiratory complications. Aims To assess the prevalence …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a highly prevalent post-stroke complication commonly
associated with topographically specific gray-matter damage. In contrast, the role of damage …

While previous research has shown that air-pulse stimulation of the oropharynx facilitates
saliva swallowing in young adults, the effects of air pulses in older adults have not been …

Background & aims Stroke involving the brainstem (SBS) causes severe oropharyngeal
dysphagia (OD). Research on the therapeutic efficacy of vagus nerve modulation (VNM) by …

This project evaluated the effects of olfactory and gustatory stimuli on the amplitude and
latency of motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) from the submental muscles when evoked by …