Content - Volume 4, Issue 12

Objective: Neurogenic dysphagia and other neurological manifestations are increasingly described in patients with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). We report here a case of successful treatment of SARS-CoV-2-induced severe neurogenic dysphagia, using pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) in addition to speech and language therapy. Methods: A 62-year-old male patient with COVID-19 pneumonitis, prolonged i ...

Objective: To investigate the factors predicting oral feeding ability following acute stroke. Methods: This retrospective study compared patients admitted to a stroke care unit in 2 groups: an oral intake group and a tube feeding group. The groups were evaluated for 28 items and initial blood investigation tests, and the results compared. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the cli ...