Abstract KNIGHT, Kerry; PILLAY, Bhavani; VAN DER LINDE, Jeannie and KRUGER,
Esedra. Nurses' knowledge of stroke-related oropharyngeal dysphagia in the Eastern Cape …

Abstract ANDREWS, Mckinley and PILLAY, Mershen. Poor consistency in evaluating South
African adults with neurogenic dysphagia. S. Afr. J. Commun. Disord.[online]. 2017, vol. 64 …

Dysphagia is an impairment of swallowing associated with neurological diseases, including
stroke. Identification is vitally important but can be difficult because stroke patients with …

Abstract PIERPOINT, Maggie and PILLAY, Mershen. Post-stroke dysphagia: An exploration
of initial identification and management performed by nurses and doctors. S. Afr. J …

Background: Notwithstanding its value, there are challenges and limitations to implementing
a dysphagia screening tool from a developed contexts in a developing context. The need for …

Background: Stroke patients commonly experience dysphagia post stroke. Complications of
dysphagia include aspiration leading to chest infection and pneumonia, malnutrition …

Background There is a lack of prospective research in South Africa's speech therapy private
sector, specifically, in the acute stroke population. There is a need to understand the quality …

Background Swallowing difficulty occurs in up to 37 to 78% of people experiencing a non-
fatal stroke. About one half of dysphagic patients either die or recover spontaneously within …

Purpose: A variety of dysphagia management options are available for the treatment of
dysphagia following a stroke, however, it is unknown which of these approaches are most …

(1) Background: Patients with dysphagia are at increased risk of stroke-associated
pneumonia. There is wide variation in the way patients are screened and assessed. The aim …