Prediction of Pneumonia in Acute Stroke Patients Using Tongue Pressure Measurements.

Prediction of Pneumonia in Acute Stroke Patients Using Tongue Pressure Measurements.

Swallowing dysfunction caused by stroke is a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia. Tongue pressure measurement is a simple and noninvasive method for evaluating swallowing dysfunction. We have hypothesized that low tongue pressure may be able to predict pneumonia occurrence in acute stroke patients....

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Main Authors: Masahiro Nakamori, Naohisa Hosomi, Kenichi Ishikawa, Eiji Imamura, Takeo Shishido, Tomohiko Ohshita, Mineka Yoshikawa, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Shinichi Wakabayashi, Hirofumi Maruyama, Masayasu Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5089549?pdf=render

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