Prevalence, risk factors and complications of oropharyngeal dysphagia in stroke patients: A cohort study.
Laia RofesD MurianaE PalomerasNatàlia VilardellElisabet PalomeraDaniel Álvarez-BerdugoV CasadoPere ClavéPublished in: Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society (2018)
Poststroke OD is prevalent and associated with poor short and long term prognosis. Stroke severity and patient status before stroke were more relevant to OD than lesion location. Systematic screening programs and early OD management could significantly improve poststroke patient outcome.