Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke.
Aline Cristina Pacheco-CastilhoRubia Poliana Crisóstomo MirandaAna Maria Queirós NorbertoDiandra Bosi FavorettoBrunna Pileggi RimoliLuciana Bezerra de Mello AlvesKarina Tavares WeberTaiza Elaine Grespan SantosJúlio César MorigutiJoão Pereira LeiteRoberto Oliveira DantasRosemary MartinoOctavio Marques Pontes NetoPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2022)
Dysphagia was present in almost half of stroke patients. Age, obstructive sleep apnea, and stroke severity were predictors of dysphagia, which was independently associated with death or functional dependence at three months.