Fact sheet Dysphagia - CPPE

Fact sheet Dysphagia Page 1 Contents Definition 2 Prevalence and incidence 3 Signs and symptoms 3 Causes/risk factors 4 Prognosis and complications 4 Diagnosis/detection 5 Management 5 Patient support 8 Further resources 9 External websites 9 References 9 Fact sheet Dysphagia Page 2 Definition The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) s definition states that Dysphagia is the term used to describe a swallowing disorder usually resulting from a neurological or physical impairment of the oral, pharyngeal or oesophageal mechanisms. The diagram below illustrates what occurs during a swallow, with and without Dysphagia .

Manipulation of diet . It should be noted that the resources the remainder of this section use the previous dysphagia diet food in texture descriptors that were in use prior to the introduction of the IDDSI framework. The PrescQIPP bulletin ,Care homes - assisting people with swallowingdifficulties , looks at treatment

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