Commentary: Postoperative oropharyngeal dysphagia as a target for limiting cardiac surgical complications—more work to be done

Screening for oropharyngeal dysphagia.

COPD and osteoporosis: a lot of work to be done.

Mental health and employment: much work still to be done.

Mental illness is now the leading cause of both sickness absence and incapacity benefits in most high-income countries. The rising economic and social costs make health and work an increasing priority for policy makers. We discuss the findings from Dame Carol Black's recent review of the health of Britain's working-age population and examine how her recommendations may impact and challenge ment...

A Case of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Presented as Oropharyngeal Dysphagia

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare disease. It is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscular paralysis reflecting degeneration of motor neurons which leads to muscle weakness and muscle wasting. Respiratory failure limits survival to 2-5 years after disease onset. Several clinical manifestations including dysphagia can result in reductions in both the quality o...

Approaching oropharyngeal dysphagia.

Dysphagia is a symptom that refers to difficulty or discomfort during the progression of the alimentary bolus from the mouth to the stomach. From an anatomical standpoint dysphagia may result from oropharyngeal or esophageal dysfunction and from other structure-related or functional causes from a pathophysiological viewpoint. The prevalence of oropharyngeal functional dysphagia is very high in ...