Dysphagia following stroke / Stephanie K. Daniels, Maggie-Lee Huckabee, Kristin Gozdzikowska.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to dysphagia and stroke -- The neural control of swallowing : from central to peripheral -- Normal swallowing anatomy and physiology -- Swallowing screening in patients with acute stroke -- The clinical swallowing examination : history, patient interview, informal cognitive and communication assessment -- The clinical swallowing examination : the evaluation of the oral mechanism -- The clinical swallowing examination : assessment of oral intake -- The clinical swallowing examination : predicting dysphagia and aspiration -- Adjuncts to the clinical swallowing examination -- The instrumental swallowing examination : the videofluoroscopic swallowing study -- The instrumental swallowing examination : evaluation of swallowing -- Respiratory coordination-an auxiliary to the videofluoroscopic swallow study -- The instrumental swallowing examination : videoendoscopic evaluation of swallowing -- The instrumental swallowing examination : manometric evaluation of swallowing -- The instrumental swallowing examination : ultrasound evaluation of swallowing -- Professional responsibilities : dysphagia diagnosis in stroke -- Diagnosis of dysphagia in stroke -- Diet considerations : to feed or not to feed -- Compensatory management of oropharyngeal dysphagia -- Principles of rehabilitation for oropharyngeal dysphagia -- Rehabilitation of the peripheral sensorimotor swallowing system -- Central rehabilitation for oropharyngeal dysphagia : extrinsic modulation -- Central rehabilitation for oropharyngeal dysphagia : behavioral adaptation -- Medical and surgical management -- Lagniappe.

This practical and easy-to-use resource for clinicians treating swallowing disorders in the stroke population, bridges the gap between academic and clinical practice with up-to-date research and clinical case examples throughout. In addition to a thorough overview of dysphagia diagnosis and management, this text focuses heavily on evaluation and management of stroke.

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