Open AccessDysphagia following acute stroke and its effect on short-term outcome
Author(s) -
Sani Atta Abubakar,
Bello Yusuf Jamoh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_96_17
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , stroke (engine) , swallowing , aspiration pneumonia , modified rankin scale , pneumonia , physical therapy , surgery , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , ischemia , engineering
Dysphagia is assciated with numerous medical conditions including stroke, and there are wide variations in reported frequency of dysphagia in stroke survivors in the literature. Dysphagia has been shown to be an important risk factor for aspiration pneumonia and has profound impact on survivors.