Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation for Treatment of Poststroke Dysphagia: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Background. Dysphagia after stroke is common, associated independently with poor outcome, and has limited treatment options. Pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) is a novel treatment being evaluated for treatment of poststroke dysphagia. Methods. We searched electronically for randomised controll...

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Main Authors: Polly Scutt, Han S. Lee, Shaheen Hamdy, Philip M. Bath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Stroke Research and Treatment
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/429053