Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 150-158 , February 2007

The Effects of Lingual Exercise in Stroke Patients With Dysphagia

Presented in part to the Dysphagia Research Society, March 24, 2006, Scottsdale, AZ.

  • JoAnne Robbins, PhD

      Affiliations

    • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Madison, WI
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to JoAnne Robbins, PhD, Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (11G), 2500 Overlook Ter GRECC 11G, Madison, WI 53705
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  • Stephanie A. Kays, MS

      Affiliations

    • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Madison, WI
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Ronald E. Gangnon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Jacqueline A. Hind, MS

      Affiliations

    • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Madison, WI
    • Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Angela L. Hewitt, MS

      Affiliations

    • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Madison, WI
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
    • ,
  • Lindell R. Gentry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
    • ,
  • Andrew J. Taylor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

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 Supported by the Office of Research and Development, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veteran Affairs (grant no. E2641R). Equipment provided by Blaise Medical Inc (Hendersonville, TN), ConvaTec (Princeton, NJ), KayPentax (Lincoln Park, NJ), E-Z-EM Inc (Lake Success, NY), and GE Medical Systems (Milwaukee, WI).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.11.002

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 150-158 , February 2007

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