Dynamics of capsule swallowing by healthy young men and capsule transit time from the mouth to the stomach.

We examined the dynamics of capsule swallowing by healthy young men using the anterior-posterior view of videofluoroscopy as a first step in a study on capsule swallowing by dysphagic patients. The subjects were 14 healthy men who did not have any complaint of dysphagia. They were asked to swallow a #4 hard gelatin capsule filled with barium sulfate with 15 ml of water during the videofluoroscopic examination.

Life satisfaction and functional disabilities in long-term survivors after first stroke.

Despite good recovery from a stroke, the quality of life (QOL) of most stroke patients living in the community is not always restored in their acute or recovery phase. Our aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between basic/social functional disabilities and life satisfaction (one of the indicators of QOL) in long-term survivors after a first stroke. Sixty three consecutive outpatients who had received comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation after their first stroke participated in this cross-sectional study.