Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a very frequent condition among older people with a
prevalence ranging from mild symptoms in 25% of the independently living to severe …

Incorporating essential health information on older adults into the framework of today's
clinical dysphagia practice is of essence to the patient and the practitioner. This article will …

Annually, millions of individuals develop dysphagia worldwide. Dysphagia is not a disease
in itself, but a component of the group of signs and/or symptoms of an underlying disease …

The capacity to swallow or eat is a basic human need and can be a great pleasure. Older
adults look forward to sharing mealtimes and participating in social interactions. The loss of …

Dysphagia is most common in geriatric medicine. Aspirations may cause chronic
inflammatory syndrome or acute pneumonia or heart failure. At-risk patients should be …

INTRODUCTION—Dysphagia can be classified as either oropharyngeal or esophageal.
Initial evaluation of oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia differs, making their …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is defined as difficulty in moving a food bolus from the mouth
to the upper esophagus and disproportionately affects the older population. There are a …

Background The oropharyngeal dysphagia is an underestimated symptom with various
causes in the geriatric population. Clinical presentation is often insidious and dysphagia …

Swallowing disorders affect large parts of the elderly population leading to ever-increasing
mortality and morbidity rates, as a consequence of complications such as malnutrition and …

Oropharyngeal dysphagia, or inability to swallow liquids and/or solids, is one of the less well
known geriatric syndromes, despite its enormous impact on functional ability, quality of life …