Abstract
Dysphagia is often a long-term problem after ischemic stroke, which are often accompanied by complications and results in poor outcome. This study aimed to investigate the influencing factors associated with the prognosis of dysphagia after senile ischemic stroke and evaluate the diagnostic performance of crucial factors. A total of 192 elderly ischemic stroke patients (96 patients without dysphagia with average age of 69.81 ± 4.61 years and 96 patients with dysphagia with average of 70.00 ± 6.66 years) were enrolled in the retrospective study. The clinical factors of the patients were collected and recorded for chi-square analysis and logistic analysis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was performed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of international normalized ratio (INR) and homocysteine (Hcy) in senile ischemic stroke patients. The age, cough reflex, history of stroke, mechanical ventilation, eating posture, insufficient elevation of the larynx, standard swallowing assessment (SSA) score, Hcy value, and INR were closely related to endpoint events of patients with dysphagia. The joint model (combined INR and Hcy value) can increase the area under the curve (AUC) value (0.948) with higher sensitivity and specificity for predicting patients with dysphagia occurred endpoint events. The influencing factors for older ischemic stroke patients with dysphagia include age, cough reflex, history of stroke, mechanical ventilation, eating posture, insufficient elevation of the larynx, SSA score, Hcy value, and INR. INR and Hcy were independent risk factors for prognosis and diagnostic markers for patients with dysphagia after senile ischemic stroke.
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Q.X. F, J.R. Z, Y.E. W and S.Q. Z designed the research study. Q.P. H, Y. G and J.Q. W performed the research. J.R. Z, Y.E. W and C.Q. G analyzed the data. J.R. Z and Y.E. W wrote the manuscript. Q.X. F and S.Q. Z contributed to editorial changes in the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Fan, Q., Zhao, Y., Zhang, J. et al. Factors Influencing Early Diagnosis and Poor Prognosis of Dysphagia After Senile Ischemic Stroke. J Mol Neurosci 74, 31 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-024-02210-w
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