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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Case report: Dysphagia after COVID-19 infection in a stroke patient-Is neurostimulation a potential management?

Ting-Yu Lin, Peng-Chieh Shen, Shao-An Lee, Shu-Ming Yeh, Ke-Vin Chang, Tyng-Guey Wang

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ting-Yu LinDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Inc., Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan City, Taiwan.
Peng-Chieh ShenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Inc., Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan City, Taiwan.
Shao-An LeeDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Inc., Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan City, Taiwan.
Shu-Ming YehDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Inc., Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan City, Taiwan.
Ke-Vin ChangDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tyng-Guey WangDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Luodong Poh-Ai Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 90-year-old man with stroke was weaned from tube feeding 4 months after stroke onset. However, he had a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection after 2 months and suffered from drastically worsened oropharyngeal dysphagia that required a reinsertion of the nasogastric tube. A videofluoroscopic swallowing study revealed poor bolus oral transit, significantly delayed swallowing reflex, reduced pharyngeal movements, and insufficient cough response. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation were applied, in addition to conventional swallowing training. The feeding tube was removed after 20 treatment sessions. Clinicians should be aware of the risk of dysphagia after COVID-19 infection in patients with underlying neurological diseases. The management of post-COVID-19 dysphagia has not yet been fully established. Repetitive transcranial electrical stimulation combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation may be used as an auxiliary intervention in specific cases.

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brain plasticityCOVID-19dysphagianeurostimulationrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID36949856
PMCPMC10025385
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