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Dysphagia is a common sequelae of a wide variety of diseases, including stroke, TBI, and multiple neurodegenerative diseases. We may suspect swallowing difficulties when there is: coughing and choking due to aspiration of food nasal reflux due to poor functioning of the soft palate pain when swallowing due to inflammation of the esophageal tract drooling due to difficulties in lip closure changes in voice after eating Dysphagia can cause malnutrition and carries a high risk of aspiration pneumonia and respiratory infections. For all these reasons, it must be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible to implement safe swallowing techniques and appropriate dietary strategies. This video produced by the Aita Menni Hospital gives useful tips and recommendations to address dysphagia. More information at http://www.xn--daocerebral-2db.es/gui...