Research Article
Effectiveness of Conventional Swallowing Therapy in Acute Stroke Patients with Dysphagia
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| | Characteristics | Overall () |
| | Age, years, | | | Gender, (%) | | | Male | 26 (45.61) | | Female | 31(54.39) | | Type of stroke, (%) | | | Hemorrhage | 13 (22.80) | | Ischemic | 44 (77.20) | | Stroke lesion, (%) | | | Right hemisphere | 31 (54.39) | | Left hemisphere | 22 (38.60) | | Brainstem | 4 (7.01) | | 5 ml water swallowing test, (%) | | | Positive | 54 (94.74) | | Negative | 3 (5.26) | | Abnormal volitional cough, (%) | 36 (63.16) | | Impaired tongue movement, (%) | 50 (87.72) | | Reduced laryngeal elevation, (%) | 52 (91.23) | | Dysarthria, (%) | 21 (36.84) | | Hypo gag reflex, (%) | 9 (15.79) | | Drooling, (%) | 3 (5.26) | | NG tube insertion, (%) | 57 (100) | | Swallowing therapy session, | |
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