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

Dysphagia is a common and potentially fatal complication following stroke (Martino et al., 2005). It afflicts a large number of patients with hemispheric stroke (Martino et al., 2005) and brain-stem infarction (Horner et al., 1991). Poststroke dysphagia is associated with an increased risk of 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 of swallowing varies widely from patient to patient (Martino et al., 2005).
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