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Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Treatment of Dysphagia in Subacute Stroke
Author(s) -
Philip M. Bath,
Polly Scutt,
Jo Love,
Père Clavé,
David Cohen,
Rainer Dziewas,
Helle K. Iversen,
Christian Ledl,
Suzanne Ragab,
Hassan Soda,
Anushka Warusevitane,
Virginie Woisard,
Shaheen Hamdy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.115.012455
Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , swallowing , stroke (engine) , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , oropharyngeal dysphagia , clinical trial , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Dysphagia is common after stroke, associated with increased death and dependency, and treatment options are limited. Pharyngeal electric stimulation (PES) is a novel treatment for poststroke dysphagia that has shown promise in 3 pilot randomized controlled trials.

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