Dysphagia. Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment (Otolaryngology Research Advances)

Description:

Swallowing difficulties or dysphagia, can occur with numerous conditions, some of which are permanent, some reversible, and some progressive. The underlying etiology can be neurological, muscular, or mechanical/obstructive. The authors of this book present topical research in the study of the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia. Topics discussed include the etiology and prognosis associated with dysphagia; prevention of radiation-induced dysphagia; dysphagia in the myopathies; swallow screening as an essential component of acute stroke management and the perioperative risk factors for dysphagia. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 - The Management of Dysphagia: A Clinical and Ethical View (pp. 1-26)
Authors / Editors: (David G. Smithard, Kent Community Health Trust, Kent, United Kingdom)

Chapter 2 - Prevention of Radiation-Induced Dysphagia (pp. 27-48)
Authors / Editors: (Piet Dirix, Sandra Nuyts, Department of Radiation Oncology, Leuvens Kankerinstituut (LKI), University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium)

Chapter 3 - Dysphagia in the Myopathies (pp. 49-68)
Authors / Editors: (Danielle Ramos Domenis, Raphaela Barroso Guedes Granzotti, Paula de Carvalho Macedo Issa Okubo, Claudia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira, Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Departamento of Ophtalmology, Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, and others)

Chapter 4 - Swallow Screening as an Essential Component of Acute Stroke Management (pp. 69-88)
Authors / Editors: (Julie Luker, Kylie Wall, International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia)

Chapter 5 - Dysphagia: Perioperative Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Treatment (pp. 89-104)
Authors / Editors: (P. Bradley Segebarth, Bruce Darden, OrthoCarolina Spine Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)

Chapter 6 - The Contribution of Deglutition Sounds for the Assessment of Dysphagia, Aspiration and Penetration: A Literature Review (pp. 105-142)
Authors / Editors: (Christiane Borr, Department of Clinical Linguistics, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany)*

Chapter 7 - Down’s Syndrome and Dysphagia (pp. 143-164)
Authors / Editors: (Tracy Lazenby-Paterson, Learning Diabilities Service, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)*