dysphagia

condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

Dysphagia is the technical term for the symptom of the sensation of difficulty in swallowing. Dysphagia is usually a sign of underlying neurological deficits and/or disorders. The problem is generally diagnosed on history, where difficulty on initiation of swallowing suggests stroke or other neurologic disease, while dysphagia later in the course of swallowing suggests gastroesophageal refluxGERD, cancer, dystrophy, or a number of other medical conditions. Videographic Fluoroscopy (modified barium swallow evaluation) is standard for diagnosis of this condition.See also: stroke, degenerative neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease), reflux disease, and esophageal achalasia. medsign-stub !Category:Symptomsde:Dysphagiee s:Disfagiafr:Dysphagieit:Disfa giams:Penyakit? Disfagia

Springer LINK
Information about scientific books and journals of the Springer publishing group, CD-ROM publications, software products, and catalogues, and online access (by subscription) to some contents.
http://link.springer.de/

Dysphagia Resource Center
Resources for swallowing disorders.
http://www.dysphagia.com/

Dysphagia Online
Provides information about swallowing difficulties for patients and professionals.
http://www.dysphagiaonline.com

National Library of Medicine
The world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Dysphagia-Diet
A site for dietitians and speech language pathologist to share and get new information about the dysphagia diet.
http://www.dysphagia-diet.com/

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Supports and conducts research in, and distributes information on, the disorders of human communication, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/