Dysphagia in Lewy body dementia - a clinical observational study of swallowing function by videofluoroscopic examination
Open Access
- 7 October 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Neurology
- Vol. 13 (1), 140
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-13-140
Abstract
Dysphagia, which can result in aspiration pneumonia and death, is a well-known problem in patients with dementia and Parkinson’s disease. There are few studies on dysphagia in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), especially studies objectively documenting the type of swallowing dysfunction. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the prevalence, and define the actual swallowing dysfunction according to a videofluoroscopic swallowing examination (VFSE) in patients with DLB and PDD.Keywords
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