Background Fluid thickening is a well-established management strategy for oropharyngeal
dysphagia (OD). However, the effects of thickening agents on the physiology of impaired …

Conservative estimates suggest that dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) affects approximately
8% of the world's population. Dysphagia is associated with malnutrition, dehydration, chest …

Background A number of conditions compromise the passage of food along the digestive
tract. Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is a classic, time‐proven technique, although its …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in Western
countries. More than 60% of patients remain disabled, 50% of patients suffer from …

Dysphagia is the medical term for difficulty swallowing. Thickened liquids are often used in
the management of dysphagia to improve bolus control and to help prevent aspiration. A …

In today's market environment, an aging society is recognized as one of the megatrends in
the world. The demographic change in the world population age structure has driven a huge …

Background Dysphagia is considered an alarm symptom but detailed population‐based
data on dysphagia are lacking. We aimed to estimate in a representative USA C aucasian …

Difficulty swallowing or dysphagia can be present in children and adults alike. Pediatric
dysphagias have long been recognized in the literature. Certain groups of infants with …

Malnutrition is common both before and after stroke, with dysphagia adding to nutrition risk.
Many patients require specialized nutrition support in the acute phase and beyond when …

Determining the co-occurrence of malnutrition and dysphagia is important to understand the
extent to which swallowing impairment contributes to poor food intake in long-term care …