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Cerebro-Vascular Accidents and Dysphagia

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Dysphagia is common following stroke. Appropriate management begins with the evaluation and should be based on the specific swallowing impairment. Cognitive and communication functioning must be considered when determining compensatory and rehabilitative approaches.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Joe Murray’s assistance with conceptualization and design of Fig. 26.2.

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Gallaugher, A.R., Wilson, CL., Daniels, S.K. (2013). Cerebro-Vascular Accidents and Dysphagia. In: Shaker, R., Belafsky, P., Postma, G., Easterling, C. (eds) Principles of Deglutition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3794-9_26

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