Risk factors for swallowing dysfunction in stroke patients
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Risk factors for swallowing dysfunction in stroke patients.
CONTEXT Stroke is a frequent cause of dysphagia. OBJECTIVE To evaluate in a tertiary care hospital the prevalence of swallowing dysfunction in stroke patients, to analyze factors associated with the dysfunction and to relate swallowing dysfunction to mortality 3 months after the stroke. METHODS Clinical evaluation of deglutition was performed in 212 consecutive patients with a medical and r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-2803
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032012000200005