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Recovery of Dysphagia in Lateral Medullary Stroke
Joint Authors
Banerjee, Alakananda
Gupta, Hitesh
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lateral medullary stroke is typically associated with increased likelihood of occurrence of dysphagia and exhibits the most severe and persistent form.
Worldwide little research exists on dysphagia in brainstem stroke.
An estimated 15% of all patients admitted to stroke rehabilitation units experience a brainstem stroke out of which about 47% suffer from dysphagia.
In India, a study showed that 22.3% of posterior circulation stroke patients develop dysphagia.
Dearth of literature on dysphagia and its outcome in brainstem stroke particularly lateral medullary stroke motivated the author to present an actual case study of a patient who had dysphagia following a lateral medullary infarct.
This paper documents the severity and management approach of dysphagia in brainstem stroke, with traditional dysphagia therapy and VitalStim therapy.
Despite being diagnosed with a severe form of dysphagia followed by late treatment intervention, the patient had complete recovery of the swallowing function.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gupta, Hitesh& Banerjee, Alakananda. 2014. Recovery of Dysphagia in Lateral Medullary Stroke. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469415
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gupta, Hitesh& Banerjee, Alakananda. Recovery of Dysphagia in Lateral Medullary Stroke. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469415
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gupta, Hitesh& Banerjee, Alakananda. Recovery of Dysphagia in Lateral Medullary Stroke. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469415
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469415