Poststroke Communication Disorders and Dysphagia

Marlís González-Fernández; Martin B Brodsky; Jeffrey B Palmer

doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2015.06.005

Poststroke Communication Disorders and Dysphagia

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2015 Nov;26(4):657-70. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2015.06.005.

Authors

Marlís González-Fernández¹, Martin B Brodsky², Jeffrey B Palmer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: mgonzal5@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 26522904
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2015.06.005

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.

Keywords: Aphasia; Communication disorders; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; Stroke.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

MeSH terms

Communication Disorders / etiology*
Communication Disorders / physiopathology
Communication Disorders / rehabilitation*
Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
Deglutition Disorders / physiopathology
Deglutition Disorders / rehabilitation*
Humans
Quality of Life
Recovery of Function
Stroke / complications*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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