Assessing the Effect of Fatigue on Swallowing Function in Adults with Acute Stroke. A Pilot Study
Hope E. Baylow · 2024
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Description
Hope Baylow runs a pilot study on fatigue and swallowing after acute stroke in a 2024 paper. Swallowing trouble is common after stroke, and the author asks whether tiring the system changes swallow timing.
Thirteen patients with suspected swallowing trouble took X-ray swallow tests before and after dozens of extra swallows. Only two of six timing measures changed after the effort. Pharyngeal transit and delay both grew longer in the final small swallow. Since most measures held steady, muscle fatigue looks like a minor cause. The author points to other fatigue sources, such as brain-level drive, for later study. Clinicians get a careful first look at a common worry.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hope E. Baylow |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |