title: Poststroke Communication Disorders and Dysphagia.
abstract: Communication and swallowing disorders are common after stroke. Targeted surveillance followed by prompt evaluation and treatment is of paramount importance. The overall goals of rehabilitation for impaired swallowing and communication and swallowing deficits may differ based on the specific deficits caused by the stroke but the main goal is always to improve the patient's everyday interpersonal interactions and optimize participation in society. Fortunately, therapeutic or compensatory interventions can decrease the effects that communication and swallowing deficits have on the quality of life of stroke survivors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: mgonzal5@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Marlís
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Fernández
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Martin B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Aphasia; Communication disorders; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Stroke