Swallowing Dysfunction after Acute Stroke: The Incidence, Predictors and Outcome

CONCLUSION: Swallowing dysfunction should be checked in all cases of strokes, including unilateral hemispheric strokes and in fully conscious patients. Swallowing improves with time, but the patient may require feeding assistance in an acute setting. Dysphagia is more common in strokes with higher NIHSS, involving more brain parenchyma and posterior circulation strokes.PMID:37651239 | DOI:10.59556/japi.71.0301
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research