Swallowing is a complex function that is often taken for granted. As individuals age, physiologic changes can contribute to increased difficulty in swallowing. 1 Healthy older adults as well as those ...

In people with Parkinson's disease, dysphagia is usually treated first with medicines that aim to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease overall. If swallowing problems continue, rehabilitation ...

Oropharyngeal dysphagia is the inability to swallow food or drink. The condition can also cause breathing difficulties, choking, and drooling. Oropharyngeal dysphagia can occur due to various ...

Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing usually indicates some disorder of the esophagus. An accurate, detailed history can suggest the cause of dysphagia and can enable the physician to define the cause ...

Dysphagia is the medical term used to refer to difficulty swallowing. The condition makes it difficult for people to pass solid or liquid food from the mouth to the stomach. Image Credit: Naeblys / ...

Despite considerable effort, these conventional diagnostic methods have limited proven accuracy in predicting aspiration and respiratory disease Emerging evidence shows that novel techniques such as ...

Dysphagia is a major health problem associated with multiple neurological diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease, among others. Staff nurses lack a consistent approach to ...

For the more than 10 million American adults who have trouble swallowing, the average 28,000-product supermarket might as well be a barren wasteland. The typical store stocks just three product lines ...

Respiratory patterns and sEMG may indicate dysphagia in patients with myasthenia gravis. Dysphagia affects about 70% of patients with myasthenia gravis and can lead to myasthenic crisis, necessitating ...

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). Investigators who evaluated possible risk and contributing factors report in Advances in ...

The Case: A 70-year-old man came to the emergency department with a complaint of dysphagia of acute onset. He reported a similar episode a week earlier that had resolved without treatment. His history ...