LOS ANGELES — Electrical stimulation of the pharynx appears to be a promising new approach to the treatment of dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, in patients who have sustained a stroke, a new study ...

A patient works on tongue exercises at the UC College of Medicine’s Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory. The majority of stroke survivors — up to three-quarters, according to some studies — experience ...

Noninvasive brain stimulation has emerged as a promising adjunct therapy for post-stroke dysphagia, a condition that significantly compromises swallowing safety and nutritional status. By targeting ...

Every year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke—and more than half of survivors develop swallowing difficulties. Left untreated, this serious medical condition called dysphagia can cause ...

For decades, stroke patients with swallowing difficulties have routinely received crushed tablets to reduce the risk of aspiration. New clinical data now challenge this practice. A study using ...

Behind your tongue, and slightly down the back of your throat, lies a dangerous precipice: over one edge it is a straight shot down your trachea and bronchi and into the lungs, and over the other edge ...