Difficulty swallowing affects about one-third of patients with multiple sclerosis. Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, after a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis is a common symptom and is estimated ...

A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide health care teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after ...

Converting a clinical indicator on patient missed treatments into a functional quality improvement metric. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 Quality Care Symposium. This abstract does not ...

Healthcare professionals have been unsuccessful in identifying patients at high risk for aspiration pneumonia. Early screening and intervention is critical. Many available modalities can prevent ...

A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide healthcare teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after ...

The process is commonly divided into three phases: oral, pharyngolaryngeal and oesophageal, which represent the anatomical structures involved in swallowing. The process requires a sophisticated means ...

As part of a trust initiative in Sheffield, nurses are training alongside speech and language therapists to assess and manage dysphagia. As part of a trust initiative in Sheffield, nurses are training ...

It was with great interest that I read the article by Dr. Hillel Finestone and Linda Greene-Finestone. The Dietitian's role in the Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Dysphagia has become increasly ...

FOLLOWING STROKE, PATIENTS MAY HAVE REDUCED DIETARY intake, swallowing impairments (dysphagia) and other neurological deficits that could affect their nutritional and hydration status and lead to ...