Evidence-Based Intervention Options for Chronic Dysphagia Following Lateral Medullary Stroke
EBP Briefs
Layfield, C. A., & Ballard, K. J. (2013).
EBP Briefs, 8(2), 1-13.
This systematic review compares the effect of rehabilitation treatments to the effects compensatory treatments on swallowing function and oral intake in adults with chronic dysphagia secondary to brainstem stroke.
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1985-2013
Peer-reviewed studies (not further specified)
7
Of the seven articles included, four examined the use of compensatory postural maneuvers or techniques (e.g., head turn, supraglottic swallow, Mendelsohn maneuver) and three examined the use of rehabilitation treatments (e.g., oral motor strengthening exercises) for the treatment of chronic dysphagia status post brainstem stroke. While the majority of studies were case series or case study reports and only one used an experimental study design, the findings suggest that both rehabilitative treatment and compensatory treatment improve swallowing physiology and functional oral intake for individuals post brainstem stroke.
