PURPOSE Prevention, early detection and effective rehabilitation of dysphagia are important issues to be considered in an aging society. Previous studies have shown conflicting findings regarding the association between dysphagia and its potential risk factors, including age, malnutrition, oral conditions, lifestyle and medical history. Herein, we assessed the prevalence and association of dysp...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics of cognitive deficits in patients with post-stroke dysphagia, and to analyze the relationships between cognitive dysfunction and severity of dysphagia in supratentorial stroke. METHODS A total of 55 patients with first-ever supratentorial lesion stroke were enrolled retrospectively, within 3 months of onset. We rated dysphagia from 0 (normal) to 4 ...

in this paper, two patients with severe dysphagia and esophageal stricture secondary to epidermolysis bullosa are presented and discussed. they are siblings of an affected family. primary resection and anastomosis had been performed previously in both patients, but dysphagia had recurred. we treated these patients with free jejunal graft to the esophagus with excellent results. both patients ar...

INTRODUCTION Dysphagia and weight loss are alarming symptoms that warrant urgent assessment. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case report of dysphagia secondary to oesophageal dysmotility attributed to a paraneoplastic manifestation of an occult renal cell carcinoma. CONCLUSION We believe this patient's dysphagia was a paraneoplastic manifestation of the renal cell tumour, an association that...

OBJECTIVE Treatment of patients with anterior cervical osteophytes causing dysphagia includes conservative treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, antibiotics, and an appropriate soft diet. Physical therapy with its advantages may be an alternative method in the treatment, which was not reported previously. CASE DESCRIPTION Phonophoresis therapy is applied in nine patients w...

BACKGROUND Dysphagia associated with neurological disease is an important clinical manifestation in the diagnosis of injury that justifies the compression of the brainstem and lower cranial nerves. OBJECTIVE To emphasize the study of dysphagia in a patient with Chiari I malformation associated with syringomyelia in the absence of primary gastroenterological symptoms. CLINICAL CASE We descri...

of two different endotracheal cuff pressures on postoperative dysphagia, sore throat, dysphonia, and hospital stay in anterior cervical spine surgery.
 Materials Methods: Seventy patients scheduled for surgery were randomly divided into groups. After intubation, the pressure was inflated to 20 cmH2O 25 Group I (n=35) II (n=35), respectively. The degree dysphagia assessed with Bazaz score. ...

Head and neck cancers are frequently associated with dysphagia. Both pre-treatment and post-treatment etiologies have been described in the literature. The result of dysphagia has been well-documented as causing reductions in both quality-of-life and physical wellbeing. The goal of this review is to consolidate the current understanding of the relationship between head and neck cancers and dysp...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of self-exercise on oropharyngeal swallowing function in patients with dysphagia. [Subjects and Methods] Nine patients with dysphagia after stroke were recruited. Self-exercise including effortful swallowing, tongue strengthening, and shaker exercise was performed 5 times a week for 4 weeks. Swallowing function was evaluated usin...