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Swallowing After Stroke
Comprehensive approach to recover function.
Dysphagia is common after stroke, specifically when the infarct is located in the brainstem. Many people with brainstem strokes cannot eat and drink safely due to the risk of aspiration. In the hospital setting it can be determined if it is safe for the individual to eat and drink based on overt signs and symptoms of aspiration or distress during a swallowing assessment. Symptoms may include coughing, throat clearing and wet/gurgly voice after eating or drinking. These patients may be deemed NPO.
View a photo gallery of Lynn Reed, MA, CCC-SLP, a clinical specialist at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, NJ, in which she works with patient Michel Slim, MD, a former chief of pediatric surgery, who is accompanied by his daughter, Lina Slim-Topdjian, MA, CCC-SLP, BCBA, a speech-language pathologist in private practice.
Photos by Jeffrey Leeser; ADVANCE thanks Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
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