DYSPHAGIA

SUMMARY

1. Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) has an overall prevalence of 25%: 65% in stroke patients (Gordon et al., 1987): 67% of brainstem strokes; 28% of all left hemispheric strokes; 21% of all right hemispheric strokes.

2. More common in bilateral hemisphere lesions than in unilateral hemisphere lesions.

3. More common in large-vessel than in small-vessel strokes.

4. Delayed pharyngeal swallow is the most common cause (Veis & Logemann, 1985).

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