title: Dysphagia and aspiration as the only manifestations of a stroke.
abstract: A 56-year-old patient was admitted to our hospital, presenting with dysphagia as the only symptom. He was very concerned about this difficulty in swallowing. Diseases of the upper digestive tract were suspected, but further investigations revealed a neurological disorder. He had suffered a brain stem stroke and, as a consequence, developed an aspiration pneumonia. What seemed a digestive disorder was indeed a brain stem stroke, therefore we had to deal with the diverse impacts of this condition.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Mostoles University Hospital, Mostoles, Spain.
authors: Rafael
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7532-4585
authors: R
authors: García Carretero
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Mostoles University Hospital, Mostoles, Spain.
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Romero Brugera
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Mostoles University Hospital, Mostoles, Spain.
authors: Noelia
authors: N
authors: Rebollo-Aparicio
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Mostoles University Hospital, Mostoles, Spain.
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Rodeles-Melero
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059906:Neuroimaging; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed