Swallowing is a complex motor event that is difficult to investigate in man by
neurophysiological experiments. For this reason, the characteristics of the brain stem …

Stroke is a common problem, producing a variety of neurological problems that affect eating.
Dysphagia is a particular concern because of its potential for airway obstruction …

OBJECTIVE: We analyzed patients with stroke in a neurorehabilitation unit to define
incidence of dysphagia, compare clinical bedside assessment and videofluoroscopy (VFS) …

Background: swallowing problems (dysphagia) are common following acute stroke and are
independent predictors of short-term outcome. It is uncertain as to whether these swallowing …

Background and purpose Although early identification of patients at risk for dysphagia is
crucial in acute stroke care, predicting whether a particular patient is likely to have …

Swallowing is an act requiring complex sensorimotor integration. Using a variety of methods
first used to study limb physiology, initial efforts to study swallowing have yielded information …

Purpose Swallowing is a complex process, mediated by a broad bilateral neural network
that spans from the brainstem to subcortical and cortical brain structures. Although the …

Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been investigated as a tool
for dysphagia recovery after stroke in several single-center randomized controlled trials …

Background Dysphagia is a major complication of stroke, but factors influencing its recovery
are incompletely understood. The goal of this study was to identify important prognostic …

CONTEXT: Stroke is a frequent cause of dysphagia. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in a tertiary
care hospital the prevalence of swallowing dysfunction in stroke patients, to analyze factors …