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A combined approach of bedside clinical examination and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in poststroke dysphagia: A pilot study

BACKGROUND: As with most neurologic conditions, stroke involves impairment of the swallowing mechanism. This could be a spectrum of issues, the worst of which is aspiration. At the same time, the prolonged presence of a naso-gastric tube (NGT) has its own morbidity. Flexible endoscopic evaluation of...

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Autores principales: Radhakrishnan, Sureshkumar, Menon, Unnikrishnan K, Anandakuttan, Anandkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3788287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24101823
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-2327.116953