Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for rehabilitation of post-stroke dysphagia: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial

Dysphagia is a common and potential fatal complication following stroke (Martino et al., 2005). It afflicts a great number of patients with hemispheric stroke (Martino et al., 2005) and brainstem infarction (Horner et al., 1991). Post-stroke dysphagia is associated with an increased risk for mortality, and it may lead to severe complications including malnutrition, dehydration and aspiration pneumonia (Teasell et al., 1994; Dziewas et al., 2004; Martino et al., 2005). Most patients recover from dysphagia within a few weeks, but the extent of recovery in swallowing varies widely from patient to patient.(Martino et al., 2005).

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - December 10, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Juan Du, Fang Yang, Ling Liu, Jingze Hu, Biyang Cai, Wenhua Liu, Gelin Xu, Xinfeng Liu Source Type: research