Open AccessA combined approach of bedside clinical examination and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in poststroke dysphagia: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Sureshkumar Radhakrishnan,
Unnikrishnan K Me,
Anandkumar Anandakuttan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.116953
Subject(s) - swallowing , medicine , dysphagia , stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
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 swallowing (FEES) is one reliable method to assess the structural and functional status of the oropharynx and larynx, during the swallowing process.