Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in left versus right middle cerebral artery stroke: Effects of laterality.

BACKGROUND: Prolonged dysphagia after middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory strokes may require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding. OBJECTIVE: We examined the predictors of PEG placement among patients with MCA stroke. It was hypothesized that stroke laterality was a predictor....

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Publicado en:	NeuroRehabilitation Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 201 - 209
Autores principales:	San Luis, Christa O'Hana V., Staff, Ilene, Ollenschleger, Martin D., Fortunato, Gilbert J., McCullough, Louise D.
Formato:	diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado:	Sage Publications Inc. 2013
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