Table 3 Presence and degree of dysphagia (DOSS score) in ischemic stroke in correlation to radiological site of lesion
From: Post-stroke dysphagia: frequency, risk factors, and topographic representation: hospital-based study
Site of lesion | Number of Cases of ischemic stroke with dysphagia Number (%) | Number and degree of dysphagia (dysphagia outcome severity scale) |
|---|---|---|
Parietal infarction | 3 (5.3%) | 3 cases (mild degree) |
Parietal-occipital infarction extend to cuneus and precuneus areas | 2 (3.5%) | 2 cases (moderate degree) |
Capsular | 6 (10.6%) | 3 cases (severe degree) 2 cases (moderate degree) 1 case (mild degree) |
frontal-operculum infarction | 4 (7%) | 2 cases (mild degree) 2 cases (moderate degree) |
Basal ganglionic infarction | 4 (7%) | 2 cases (mild degree) 2 cases (moderate degree) |
Thalamic infarction | 3 (5.3%) | 3 cases (mild degree) |
Brain stem infarction | 12 (21.1%) | |
Midbrain | 2 | 4 cases (moderate degree) |
Pons | 4 | 2 cases (mild degree) |
Medulla | 6 | 6 cases (severe degree) |
Cerebellar infarction | 1 (1.8%) | 1 case (moderate degree) |
Fronto-parietal operculum | 6 (10.6%) | 2 cases (mild degree) 4 cases (moderate degree) |
Complete MCA occlusion | 16 (28.1%) | 12 cases (severe degree) 4 cases (moderate degree) |