The initial swallow test is simple. The person is given a few teaspoons of water to drink. If they can swallow this without choking and coughing, they are asked to swallow half a glass of water. If they have any difficulties with swallowing, they will be referred to the speech and language therapist
| Reasons had | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Treat my MSA | 2 | 0 | |||||
| difficulty swallowing (occasionally) | 1 | 0 |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.