Dunn K, et al. - In individuals presenting with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), researchers examined the incidence of dysphagia and looked for factors which might predict dysphagia risk. For this investigation, a retrospective chart audit of 250 subjects consecutively admitted with non-traumatic SAH to a major, tertiary neurosurgery referral center in Australia was carried out. They found that dysphagia risk was significantly correlated with age > 57.5 years, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay > 7.5 days, length of intubation > 1.5 days, need for tracheostomy, vasospasm, and new stroke. It was noted that dysphagia was widely seen following non-traumatic SAH, and significantly related to many factors. Study findings suggested that established risk factors will help with early identification of dysphagia, and inform speech–language pathology referral criteria and management of these patients.