An audit of Dysphagia patients attending speech therapy clinic at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Amelia Inbam Neelagandan, Esther Tuin, Tay, Chia Yi, Rajesh Kumar Muniandy
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2021
• Subjects: RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30438/1/An%20%20Audit%20%20of%20%20Dysphagia%20%20Patients%20%20Attending%20%20Speech%20%20Therapy%20%20Clinic%20%20at%20%20a%20%20Tertiary%20%20Hospital%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30438/3/An%20Audit%20of%20Dysphagia%20Patients%20Attending%20Speech%20Therapy%20Clinic%20at%20a%20Tertiary%20Hospital%20in%20Malaysia%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30438/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/view/2365/1911

Swallowing involves 55 muscles, five cranial nerves and two cervical nerve roots. When the coordination of this reflex is disturbed, dysphagia occurs. Dysphagia refers either to the difficulty someone may have with the initial phases of a swallow or to the sensation that the foods or the liquids are...