Magnetic stimulators to help swallow in stroke patients

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In an Australian first, researchers from the University’s Robinson Institute are using magnetic stimulators to jump start the brain after a stroke and repair swallowing functions which break down in more than 50% of stroke patients.

Speech pathologist Dr Sebastian Doeltgen, who is part of the University’s Neuromotor Plasticity & Development Research Group, has been awarded $300,000 in Federal Government funding to investigate revolutionary techniques to treat swallowing disorders.

“About 60,000 people suffer strokes each year in Australia alone, with more than 35,000 of these initially experiencing problems with swallowing. That is a huge part of the stroke population who have difficulty eating or drinking and may have to be fed through a tube,” he says.

Ref and Read more: http://www.medicalsearch.com.au/News/New-research-to-help-stroke-patients-who-can-t-swallow-54631

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