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…Introduction Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, significantly impacts the quality…

…ut generally positive attitudes and proactive practices towards dysphagia and its care. Adequate knowledge might be correlated with bette…

…e increasingly part of the healthcare team, managing a person’s dysphagia and communication when they are nearing the end of their life. …

… 10% (belching disorder, reflux hypersensitivity and functional dysphagia), and referral for a clinic review in 3%.16 clinicians responde…

… weeks, with normal vertical eye movements. He had no diplopia, dysarthria, dysphagia or limb weakness. Over the same period, he also had …

…dysphagia severity predicted mortality. Preserved cough reduced pneumonia risk only in mild dysphagia.Discussion Impaired cough reflex in…

…ian age 10.5 years (IQR 5.5–14.3); 41.7% female). Dysphagia and achalasia were the most common referral indications. A balloon volume of …

… to the paediatric emergency department with a 2-day history of dysphagia, odynophagia and neck pain. There were no complaints of fever, …

…Background Dysphagia is common in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), contributing to malnutrition and accelerated disease pro…

…Background Cough hypersensitivity is associated with poor quality of life and high healthcare use…

…longed hospitalisation and higher educational level.Conclusions Post-stroke dysphagia substantially increases acute hospitalisation costs in Vietnam.…