Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare autosomal recessive disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, can suffer the concerning consequences of dysphagia, which ...

The Rural Stroke Trust, Port Macquarie Pink Ladies and Hastings Cancer Trust have contributed funding to buy a specialised piece of equipment that will help hospital staff better support patients who ...

Dysphagia is a swallowing disorder involving the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus or gastroesophageal junction. Consequences of dysphagia include malnutrition and dehydration, aspiration pneumonia, ...

The patient is a young man who suffered a traumatic brain injury one and a half years ago while skiing, and was found to have contusions of the cerebellum, brainstem, and medulla, resulting in ...

Swallowing fluoroscopy is the most common diagnostic test for patients with swallowing problems caused by conditions such as stroke, head and neck cancer, neurodegenerative disease, or prolonged ...