 To evaluate the patient's swallowing function and safety, she was administered graduated amounts of liquid and food mixed with barium in the form of thin liquid (teaspoon x2, cup sip x2); nectar-thick liquid (teaspoon x2, cup sip x2); puree consistency (teaspoon x2); and solid food consistency (1/4 cracker x1).,ASSESSMENT,ORAL STAGE:,  Premature spillage to the level of the valleculae and pyriform sinuses with thin liquid. 
To evaluate the patient 's swallowing function and safety , she was administered graduated amounts of liquid and food mixed with barium in the form of thin liquid ( teaspoon x2 , cup sip x2 ) ; nectar - thick liquid ( teaspoon x2 , cup sip x2 ) ; puree consistency ( teaspoon x2 ) ; and solid food consistency ( 1/4 cracker x1).,ASSESSMENT , ORAL STAGE : , Premature spillage to the level of the valleculae and pyriform sinuses with thin liquid .