Prediction of Pneumonia in Acute Stroke Patients Using Tongue Pressure Measurements

Masahiro Nakamori; Naohisa Hosomi; Kenichi Ishikawa; Eiji Imamura; Takeo Shishido; Tomohiko Ohshita; Mineka Yoshikawa; Kazuhiro Tsuga; Shinichi Wakabayashi; Hirofumi Maruyama; Masayasu Matsumoto

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165837

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Prediction of Pneumonia in Acute Stroke Patients Using Tongue Pressure Measurements

Masahiro Nakamori,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan, Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Naohisa Hosomi ,

* E-mail: nhosomi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Kenichi Ishikawa,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Eiji Imamura,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Takeo Shishido,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Tomohiko Ohshita,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Mineka Yoshikawa,

Affiliation Department of Advanced Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Kazuhiro Tsuga,

Affiliation Department of Advanced Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Shinichi Wakabayashi,

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Suiseikai Kajikawa Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Hirofumi Maruyama,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Masayasu Matsumoto

Affiliation Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Prediction of Pneumonia in Acute Stroke Patients Using Tongue Pressure Measurements

Masahiro Nakamori,
Naohisa Hosomi,
Kenichi Ishikawa,
Eiji Imamura,
Takeo Shishido,
Tomohiko Ohshita,
Mineka Yoshikawa,
Kazuhiro Tsuga,
Shinichi Wakabayashi,
Hirofumi Maruyama

Published: November 1, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165837

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