This position document has been developed by the Dysphagia Working Group, a committee
of members from the European Society for Swallowing Disorders and the European Union …

Background Drooling is a common problem for children with cerebral palsy (CP). This can
be distressing for these children as well as for their parents and caregivers. The …

Abstract This White Paper by the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) reports
on the current state of screening and non-instrumental assessment for dysphagia in adults …

Post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) is present in more than 50% of acute stroke patients, increases
the risk of complications, in particular aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration …

Abstract Purpose To develop a European White Paper document on oropharyngeal
dysphagia (OD) in head and neck cancer (HNC). There are wide variations in the …

Background Preterm infants (< 37 weeks' post‐menstrual age (PMA)) are often delayed in
attaining oral feeding. Normal oral feeding is suggested as an important outcome for the …

Background: The psychosocial impact of acquired dysarthria on the speaker is well
recognized. To date, speech‐and‐language therapists have no instrument available to …

Background Clinical swallowing assessment is largely limited to qualitative assessment of
behavioural observations. There are limited quantitative data that can be compared with a …

Purpose. To explore the speaker's experience of living with acquired chronic dysarthria.
Method. Ten people with dysarthria and progressive neurological illness and one person …

Objectives This study aims to (i) investigate post‐extubation dysphagia and dysphonia
amongst adults intubated with SARS‐COV‐2 (COVID‐19) and referred to speech and …