In a rehabilitation setting, dysphagia secondary to neurological disorders is considered to be
one of the significant impairments affecting patient quality of life. Addressing deficits related …

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is one of the most commonly used methods
for nutritional support in patients who are unable to take food orally. Traditional surgical …

Purpose: This study reports the cases of six patients with severe chronic neurological
disability and swallowing difficulties due to traumatic brain injury (TBI), anoxia and multiple …

Neurogenic dysphagia is a common disability in many patients suffering from stroke or
traumatic brain injury (TBI)(Winstein, 1983; Gordon et al., 1987; Myers, 1996; Hanson et al …

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is being increasingly used in patients with
neurogenic dysphagia [4–7] to improve their nutrition. However, only sparse information is …

A comparison of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and nasogastric tube (NGT)
feeding for long-term feeding of elderly stroke patients with dysphagia is presented. The two …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of percutaneous endoscopic
gastrostomy (PEG) as compared with a nasogastric (NG) tube for adults with prolonged …

Iizuka M, Reding M. Use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes and
functional recovery in stroke rehabilitation: a case-matched controlled study. OBJECTIVE: To …

Introduction: In the management of dysphagic stroke patients, percutaneous endoscopic
gastrostomies (PEGs) are frequently sited early due to the failure of nasogastric tube (NGT) …

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is being used increasingly in the treatment of
patients with neurogenic dysphagia to improve nutrition and prevent choking and aspiration …