This position document has been developed by the Dysphagia Working Group, a committee
of members from the European Society for Swallowing Disorders and the European Union …

Post-stroke dysphagia (a difficulty in swallowing after a stroke) is a common and expensive
complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and …

Neurological diseases are frequently associated with swallowing disorders and malnutrition.
Moreover, patients with neurological diseases are at increased risk of micronutrient …

Objectives: Swallowing disorders may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes in
patients following invasive mechanical ventilation. We investigated the incidence of …

Crary MA, Carnaby Mann GD, Groher ME. Initial psychometric assessment of a functional
oral intake scale for dysphagia in stroke patients. OBJECTIVE: To report on the development …

Background Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is an underdiagnosed digestive disorder that
causes severe nutritional and respiratory complications. Our aim was to determine the …

Background and Purpose—The goals of the present study were to estimate the prevalence
of acute impairments and disability in a multiethnic population of first-ever stroke and to …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a major complaint among older people. Dysphagia may cause
two types of complications in these patients:(a) a decrease in the efficacy of deglutition …

Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled
prevalence of dysphagia in older adults, subgrouping by recruitment settings and varying …

Objective: To evaluate frequency, severity, and correlation of nonmotor symptoms (NMS)
with motor complications in fluctuating Parkinson disease (PD). Methods: The Multicenter …