A patient works on tongue exercises at the UC College of Medicine’s Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory. The majority of stroke survivors — up to three-quarters, according to some studies — experience ...

Up to three-quarters of all stroke survivors experience some form of difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). This condition often results in food or liquid entering the lungs, significantly affecting ...

Each year, almost 800,000 people in the U.S. will suffer a stroke – that’s one every 40 seconds. For those who survive, recovery can be long and hard. We have all heard about the difficulty patients ...

LOS ANGELES — Electrical stimulation of the pharynx appears to be a promising new approach to the treatment of dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, in patients who have sustained a stroke, a new study ...

A wearable sensor that monitors swallowing and transmits data to clinicians could help stroke, Parkinson’s and cerebral palsy patients at risk for complications, including pneumonia from aspiration of ...