ultrasonographic parameters in stroke patients with dysphagia

Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of stroke,

• Agreeing to participate in the study,
• Cognitive competence to understand the test instructions
• Communication skills to respond to the test instructions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of a neurological disease other than stroke that will cause difficulty in swallowing, -Being illiterate,
• refusing to participate in the study,
• jaw joint problem,
• surgical intervention in the neck area that will affect ultrasound measurements,
• infected open wound

Patients who have been diagnosed with stroke at Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital and enrolled in a rehabilitation program will be divided into 2 groups according to the presence of dysphagia (3 points and above according to the EAT-10 scale).