The discriminant ability of the eating assessment tool-10 questionnaire to detect residue and aspiration in patients with mixed etiology of dysphagia.

Purpose: To investigate the discriminant ability of the eating assessment tool-10 (EAT-10) to detect postswallow residue and aspiration for different consistencies.

Methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients with mixed etiology of dysphagia (42 males and 30 females, mean ± sd age of 60.42 ± 15.