Most Recent Publications

Sherman, Victoria & Flowers, Heather & Kapral, Moira & Nicholson, Gordon & Silver, Frank & Martino, Rosemary. (2018). Screening for Dysphagia in Adult Patients with Stroke: Assessing the Accuracy of Informal Detection. Dysphagia, 33 (5), 662-669. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00455-018-9885-8

Flowers, H., AlHarbi, M., Mikulis, D., Silver, F., Rochon, E., Streiner, D., & Martino, R. (2017).   MRI-based Neuroanatomical Predictors of Dysphagia, Dysarthria, and Aphasia in Patients with a First Acute Ischemic Stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases EXTRA, 7, 21-34. https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/457810

Flowers, H., Skoretz, S.A., Silver, F., Rochon, E., Fang, J., Flamand-Roze, C., & Martino, R. (2016). Poststroke Aphasia Frequency, Recovery, and Outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97, 2188-2201. https://www.archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-9993(16)30041-7/fulltext

Shaw, S., Flowers, H., O’Sullivan, B., Hope, A., Liu, L.W.C., & Martino, R. (2015). The Effect of Prophylactic Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement on Swallowing and Swallow-Related Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy (with or without Chemotherapy) for Head and Neck Cancer. Dysphagia, 30, 152-175. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273144863_The_Effect_of_Prophylactic_Percutaneous_Endoscopic_Gastrostomy_PEG_Tube_Placement_on_Swallowing_and_Swallow-Related_Outcomes_in_Patients_Undergoing_Radiotherapy_for_Head_and_Neck_Cancer_A_Systematic_R

Flowers, H., Flamand-Roze, C., Denier, C., Roze, E., Silver, F.L., Rochon, E., Skoretz, S.A., Baumwol, K., Burton, L., Harris, G., Langdon, C., Shaw, S., & Martino, R. (2015). English Adaptation, International Harmonization, and Normative Validation of the Language Screening Test (LAST). Aphasiology, 29, 214-236. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02687038.2014.965058

Martino, R., Flowers, H., Shaw, S. M., & Diamant, N.E. (2013). A Systematic Review of Current Clinical and Instrumental Swallowing Assessment Methods. Current Medicine and Physical Rehabilitation Reports, 1, 267-279. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40141-013-0033-y

Flowers, H., Silver, F., Jiming, F., Rochon, E. & Martino, R. (2013). The Incidence, Co-occurrence, and Predictors of Dysphagia, Dysarthria, and Aphasia after First-Ever Acute Ischemic Stroke, Journal of Communication Disorders, 46, 238-248. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021992413000117

Flowers, H., Skoretz, S.A., Streiner, D., Silver, F. & Martino, R. (2011). MRI-Based Neuroanatomical Predictors of Dysphagia after Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 32, 1-10. https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324940

Bressmann, T., Flowers, H., Wong, W., & Irish, J.C. (2010). Coronal View Ultrasound Imaging of Movement in Different Segments of the Tongue during Paced Recital: Findings from four normal speakers and a speaker with partial glossectomy. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 224 (8), 589-601. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/02699201003687309?journalCode=iclp20

Skoretz, S., Flowers, H., & Martino, R. (2010). The Incidence of Dysphagia Following Endotracheal Intubation: A Systematic Review. Chest, 137,(3), 665-673. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41760463_The_Incidence_of_Dysphagia_Following_Endotracheal_Intubation_A_Systematic_Review