Role of bilateral corticobulbar tracts in dysphagia after middle cerebral artery stroke.

Sun Im Y J Han Se-Hong Kim Mi-Jeong Yoon Jeehae Oh Young Kook Kim

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

The corticobulbar tract was affected after MCA stroke and may be associated with dysphagia. A higher corticobulbar TV in the unaffected hemisphere was indicative of better swallowing function in dysphagic patients after MCA stroke.

Keyphrases

middle cerebral artery
atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
internal carotid artery
peritoneal dialysis
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
subarachnoid hemorrhage
patient reported