Besides damaging the brain, stroke causes systemic changes, including to the
gastrointestinal system. A growing body of evidence supports the role of the gut and its …

Dysphagia is a prevalent difficulty among aging adults. Though increasing age facilitates
subtle physiologic changes in swallow function, age-related diseases are significant factors …

Background Reported frequency of post-stroke dysphagia in the literature is highly variable.
In view of progress in stroke management, we aimed to assess the current burden of …

Oral diseases, such as caries and periodontitis, not only have local effects on the dentition
and on tooth‐supporting tissues but also may impact a number of systemic conditions …

Dysphagia is a potentially harmful feature, also in Parkinson's disease (PD). As published
prevalence rates vary widely, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of oropharyngeal …

Recent evidence examining adults infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
indicated a significant impact of malnutrition on health outcomes. Individuals who have …

Purpose The purpose was to describe aspiration pneumonia in the context of other lung
infections and aspiration syndromes and to distinguish between the main scenarios …

The aim of this study was to test reliability, content, construct, and external validity of a new
modified barium swallowing study (MBSS) tool (MBSImp) that is used to quantify swallowing …

Reductions in muscle mass and strength are well known complications of advancing age. All
muscles of the body are affected, including those critical to chewing and swallowing. A …

Background: The purpose of this review was to investigate evidence for a possible
etiological association between oral health and pneumonia or other respiratory diseases …