Alyanak Bülent, Bağcıer Fatih, Kablanoğlu Serkan
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kocaeli University, İzmit, TUR.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, TUR.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 24;16(2):e54806. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54806. eCollection 2024 Feb.
Stroke is damage to the central nervous system due to vascular pathology. Stroke causes many complications. One of the most important of these complications is dysphagia. Dysphagia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In recent years, the benefits of using interferential current (IFC) stimulation in the treatment of dysphagia due to various etiologies have been demonstrated. However, there are significant gaps in the literature regarding patient populations, treatment procedures, and evaluation of treatment response. Here, we report the treatment of three cases of dysphagia after ischemic stroke with IFC stimulation and review the current literature. The patients had no previous treatment for dysphagia and were using only compensatory methods. This case report highlights the benefit of IFC stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia both clinically and videofluoroscopically. It should be kept in mind that IFC stimulation may be an important alternative in the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia.
中风是由于血管病变导致的中枢神经系统损伤。中风会引发许多并发症。其中最重要的并发症之一是吞咽困难。吞咽困难是发病和死亡的主要原因。近年来，已证明使用干扰电流（IFC）刺激治疗各种病因引起的吞咽困难具有益处。然而，在患者群体、治疗程序和治疗反应评估方面，文献中存在显著差距。在此，我们报告3例缺血性中风后吞咽困难患者接受IFC刺激治疗的情况，并回顾当前文献。这些患者此前未接受过吞咽困难治疗，仅采用了代偿方法。本病例报告从临床和电视荧光透视角度突出了IFC刺激治疗中风后吞咽困难的益处。应牢记，IFC刺激可能是治疗中风后吞咽困难的一种重要替代方法。
