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Can Pulmonary Function Testing Predict the Functional Outcomes of Poststroke Patients?: An Observational Study
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between postural control and respiratory muscle strength using pulmonary function testing. We sought to identify the respiratory function parameters that predict the functional outcomes patients with stroke at discharge. Design We prospectively recruited 52 patients with first-ever stroke within 6 mos of onset. Peak cough flow, maximal inspired pressure, maximal expired pressure, forced vital capacity, and forced expiratory volume in 1 sec were measured at baseline and after 4 wks of rehabilitation. The primary outcomes were trunk balance measured using the Trunk Impairm...
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - November 22, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research

Effect of expiratory muscle strength training on cough and swallowing in patients with dysphagia following stroke
Conclusion: EMT had improved on not only the coughing function but also swallowing function for a stroke patient with dysphagia. These results suggest that EMT leads to improvement of airway clearance and reduction of aspiration risk, and may be expected as a means to prevent aspiration pneumonia.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tawara, Y., Fujishima, I., Katagiri, N., Arizono, S., Ohgi, S., Kozu, R. Tags: Physiotherapists Source Type: research

‘A clear case of chronic aspiration of starch (potato)’
In June 2011 a 74 years old‐non smoker woman came to our attention complaining for months dyspnea and dry cough resistant to nonspecific antibiotic therapy (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and levofloxacin, prescribed by her physician, for 10 days). She had no history of respiratory diseases; she had instead history of cerebri stroke (in March 2006), without neurological outcome, and throat cancer treated with radiotherapy 10 years before. When she came to our attention, physical examination showed dry crackles bilaterally in the lower lung fields. Pulmonary function test showed a mild restrictive respiratory pattern while t...
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - April 11, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: A. Andreani, G. Cappiello, M. Valli, E. Businarolo, R. Melara, M. Giovannini, G. Rossi Tags: Forum Source Type: research