| Objective: To observe the effect of intraoral induction electrical stimulation on swallowing function in patients with dysphagia after pontine infarction, and explore its clinical efficacy. Methods: Totally, 50 patients with dysphagia after pontine infarction were collected from January 2022 to January 2023 at the Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of our hospital. The 50 patients were divided into two groups at random, a control group (25 patients) who received routine swallowing rehabilitation training and neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and an observation group (25 patients) who received routine swallowing rehabilitation training and intraoral induction electrical stimulation. The swallowing function of two groups before and 4 weeks after treatment was evaluated. The main evaluation indicators included: MWST score, PAS score, and FOIS score. Results: After 4 weeks of treatment, both groups of patients had a decrease in PAS and an increase in FOIS score compared to before treatment（P<0.05）. After treatment, the observation group had a decrease in PAS score and an increase in FOIS score compared to the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05); Compared with the control group, the observation group had a higher overall clinical effective rate, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Intraoral induction electrical stimulation can effectively improve the swallowing function of patients with dysphagia after pontine infarction and enhance clinical efficacy. |
