Ask most people what challenges stroke victims face and they would likely come up with mental problems or physical disabilities such as paralysis or spasticity. An often-forgotten side-effect of stroke is dysphagia, or the inability to swallow normally, and it’s not a trivial issue.
“A study in the US has shown that in the first year after stroke [managing] a dysphagia patient costs over $9,000 more than a non-dysphagia patient,” says Daniel Green,...