Swallowing is an essential process to maintain homeostasis in the human body. With aging,
changes occur in both central and peripheral structures, giving rise to presbyphagia …

A paucity exists in the literature to effectively guide clinical decision-making for patients with
IBM and dysphagia. Given this, it is our belief that a careful multidisciplinary and …

The prevalence of malnutrition is increasing globally due to factors such as age-related
pathological conditions and diseases that impact food and beverage intake. In hospital …

Objective Cricopharyngeal dysfunction is a common potential cause of
pharyngoesophageal dysphagia. Contextual factors (ie, personal demographics and bolus …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine whether differences in motor speech
features are related to presentations of dysphagia in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) …

Abstract Purpose of Review While guidelines exist for the evaluation and management of
esophageal dysphagia in the general population, dysphagia disproportionately affects the …

Self-reported swallowing difficulties are highly prevalent but underreported among older
adults. The aging population in India is increasing, yet there is a lack of empirical data on …

Purpose: Our study aims were (a) to examine laryngeal vestibular closure (LVC) temporal
measures in healthy adults across tasks used in the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment …

Purpose: We aimed to quantify oropharyngeal swallowing physiology in amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) and examine relationships between swallowing impairments and ratings of …

Swallowing impairment or dysphagia has many possible causes with severe sequelae. One
major mediator of the relationship between causes and sequelae is the physiologic …