Primary Recipient

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Amount

$68,720.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) has been available, since approximately 1988, to assess patient swallowing function and determine appropriate oral intake. At this stage, FEES is not a novel diagnostic tool; however, what is novel are t