Temporal trends in oral intake ability 3 months after acute ischaemic stroke: analysis of a single-centre database from 2003 to 2011.

Authors

  • Makoto Nakajima
  • Yuichiro Inatomi
  • Toshiro Yonehara
  • Yoichiro Hashimoto
  • Teruyuki Hirano
  • Yukio Ando

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1260

Keywords:

dysphagia, outcome, annual trends.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the 9-year trend in oral intake ability 3 months after onset in acute stroke patients, with a view to indirect clarification of advances in acute stroke treatment and swallowing rehabilitation. METHODS: A database of patients admitted to our hospital (Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, Kumamoto) with acute ischaemic stroke between 2003 and 2011 was analysed. Exclusion criteria were: patients with premorbid modified Rankin Scale score ≥ 1

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Published

2013-11-11

How to Cite

Nakajima, M., Inatomi, Y., Yonehara, T., Hashimoto, Y., Hirano, T., & Ando, Y. (2013). Temporal trends in oral intake ability 3 months after acute ischaemic stroke: analysis of a single-centre database from 2003 to 2011. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 46(3), 200–205. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1260

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Original Report