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Published in: Dysphagia 4/2023

Open Access 14-11-2022 | Foreign Body Aspiration | Review

Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Literature Review

Authors: Jackie McRae, Sarah Morgan, Emma Wallace, Anna Miles

Published in: Dysphagia | Issue 4/2023

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Abstract

Dysphagia (swallowing impairment) is a frequent complication of cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). Recently published national guidance in the UK on rehabilitation after traumatic injury confirmed that people with cSCI are at risk for dysphagia and require early evaluation while remaining nil by mouth [National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Rehabilitation after traumatic injury (NG211), 2022, https://​www.​nice.​org.​uk/​guidance/​ng21]. While the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of dysphagia in cSCI remains unclear, numerous risk factors have been identified in the literature. This review aims to summarize the literature on the risk factors, presentation, assessment, and management of dysphagia in patients with cSCI. A bespoke approach to dysphagia management, that accounts for the multiple system impairment in cSCI, is presented; the overarching aim of which is to support effective management of dysphagia in patients with cSCI to prevent adverse clinical consequences.
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Metadata
Title
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Literature Review
Authors
Jackie McRae
Sarah Morgan
Emma Wallace
Anna Miles
Publication date
14-11-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Dysphagia / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 0179-051X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-022-10535-0

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