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Prediction of Pneumonia in Acute Stroke Patients Using Tongue Pressure Measurements
Swallowing dysfunction caused by stroke is a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia. Tongue pressure measurement is a simple and noninvasive method for evaluating swallowing dysfunction. We have hypothesized that low tongue pressure may be able to predict pneumonia occurrence in acute stroke patients....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5089549/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27802333 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165837 |