Establishment of a post stroke dysphagia rehabilitation service in a lower middle income nation.

• Main Author: Abu Hassan, Salmah Anim
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/95952/19/95952_%20Establishment%20of%20a%20post%20stroke%20dysphagia%20rehabilitation%20service%20in%20a%20lower%20middle%20income%20nation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/95952/20/95952_%20Establishment%20of%20a%20post%20stroke%20dysphagia%20rehabilitation%20service%20in%20a%20lower%20middle%20income%20nation_slides.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/95952/21/95952_%20Establishment%20of%20a%20post%20stroke%20dysphagia%20rehabilitation%20service%20in%20a%20lower%20middle%20income%20nation_WDS2021.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/95952/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

[Background and aims] From a preliminary six-month survey carried out amongst stroke patients in our center, dysphagia is a common complication affecting 57% of survivors and puts them at higher risk of morbidity and increased mortality. To date, there is no uniform approach for early post stroke dy...