title: Serial fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in patients with acute stroke and dysphagia: case report and general considerations.
abstract: Dysphagia is a common symptom in acute stroke. However, stroke-related dysphagia usually improves faster than other neurologic symptoms. Therefore, in addition to early diagnosis of dysphagia, closely meshed monitoring is necessary to guide appropriate protective and nutritional strategies. We propose serial fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing as a valuable tool for this purpose. The clinical impact of serial fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing is exemplified by reporting on a patient with a complicated course of stroke-related dysphagia.
authors: Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Münster, Münster, Germany.
authors: Tobias
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authors: Warnecke
authors: Rainer
authors: R
authors: Dziewas
authors: Stephan
authors: S
authors: Oelenberg
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Ritter
authors: Ralf
authors: R
authors: Dittrich
authors: Wolf-Rüdiger
authors: WR
authors: Schäbitz
authors: E Bernd
authors: EB
authors: Ringelstein
authors: Darius G
authors: DG
authors: Nabavi