Profiles of Swallowing Impairment in a Cohort of Patients With Reduced Tongue Strength Within 3 Months of Cerebral Ischemic Stroke.

Purpose: Patients with poststroke dysphagia may experience inefficient bolus clearance or inadequate airway protection. Following a stroke, impairments in lingual pressure generation capacity are thought to contribute to oropharyngeal dysphagia. The goal of our study was to determine whether similar...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 65; no. 7; pp. 2399 - 2412
Main Authors: Smaoui, Sana, Peladeau-Pigeon, Melanie, Mancopes, Renata, Sutton, Danielle, Richardson, Denyse, Steelea, Catriona M.
Format: Article
Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Jul2022
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