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Detecting Problems With Swallowing

After a stroke or with some neurological diseases, you may have problems swallowing. This means you would have trouble eating, drinking, or taking medication. This sheet describes the test that is used to check for this.

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Treating a stroke with a drug - Thrombolysis

Goals of care - Preparing for the conversation

A blood clot in the brain - Ischemic stroke

Treating stroke with an intervention - Endovascular thrombectomy