LOS ANGELES — Electrical stimulation of the pharynx appears to be a promising new approach to the treatment of dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, in patients who have sustained a stroke, a new study ...

A patient works on tongue exercises at the UC College of Medicine’s Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory. The majority of stroke survivors — up to three-quarters, according to some studies — experience ...

New research, aimed at reducing the debilitating impact of the condition dysphagia after stroke, is among the recipients of the Stroke Foundation 2022 Research Grants program. Up to 50 percent of ...

Every year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke—and more than half of survivors develop swallowing difficulties. Left untreated, this serious medical condition called dysphagia can cause ...

Noninvasive brain stimulation has emerged as a promising adjunct therapy for post-stroke dysphagia, a condition that significantly compromises swallowing safety and nutritional status. By targeting ...

For decades, stroke patients with swallowing difficulties have routinely received crushed tablets to reduce the risk of aspiration. New clinical data now challenge this practice. A study using ...

A report on an intervention for older adults who have experienced stroke and have trouble swallowing (dysphagia) found that a fortified, texture-modified diet increased daily energy intake by ...

A clinical study led by KL Krems finds that whole tablets may be safer than crushed ones for patients with poststroke swallowing disorders — challenging established nursing routines. Krems, Austria, ...

As we get ready to close out National Stroke Awareness Month, we want to take some time to help you better understand stroke. After all, studies show, it’s the leading cause of serious, long-term ...