Stepwise nutritional management combined with multimodal rehabilitation for severe dysphagia following medullary infarction in an elderly patient: a case report (opens in new tab)

Nutritional support and rehabilitative training are crucial for functional recovery in stroke patients with dysphagia. Malnutrition often aggravates motor, cognitive, and emotional deficits, underscoring the need for tailored nutritional strategies to improve swallowing and motor outcomes. We present a case of severe dysphagia complicated by secondary gastroparesis following a medullary infarction. After assessment by a multidisciplinary team (MDT), a multimodal rehabilitation protocol was im...