Predictors of discharge to home/community following inpatient-rehabilitation in a US national sample of Guillain-Barre-Syndrome patients.

Background: Guillain-Barre-Syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune polyneuropathy causing acute flaccid paralysis, is a rare condition with1-2 cases per 100,000 annually (approximately 5000 cases/year) in the United States (US). There is a paucity of published data regarding patient outcomes in association with discharge destinations following inpatient-rehabilitation (IR) in this patient population, thus this study.

Objectives: To analyze IR efficacy, and possible predictors of discharge to home/community in a US-national-sample of GBS patients.

Swallowing Outcomes and Discharge Destinations in Acute Stroke Tube-Feeding Dependent Dysphagia Patients Treated With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Objective: Inpatient rehabilitation study comparing swallowing outcomes and discharge destinations in acute stroke tube-feeding dependent dysphagia patients treated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation and traditional dysphagia therapy versus those treated with only traditional dysphagia therapy.

Design: Retrospective case-control study including 359 patients with acute stroke having initial Functional Oral Intake Scale scores of 3 or lower (profound to severe tube-feeding dependent dysphagia). One hundred ninety participants received neuromuscular electrical stimulation with traditional dysphagia therapy, and 169 controls received only traditional dysphagia therapy.