ArticleGerontology & geriatric medicine
Physiological Mechanisms and Associated Pathophysiology of Dysphagia in Older Adults.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and risk factors for postextubation dysphagia in ICU patients with orotracheal intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review on dysphagia treatments for persons living with dementia.European geriatric medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The prevalence of presbyphagia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2024Pooled it
- Characterizing Submental Neuromuscular Activity of Swallowing Rehabilitation: An Electromyographic Evaluation of Rehabilitative Maneuvers in Healthy Adults.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Trial
- Development and Characterization of Functional Gummies Enriched with País Grape Extract for Presbyphagia.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trends in mortality in elderly patients with Alzheimer's dementia and aspiration pneumonitis in the United States.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2026Article
- Influence of Bolus Location and Age on Timing Measures of Swallowing in Healthy Older Adults.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2026Article
- Associations between the completion rate of the unsupervised community swallowing training and swallowing function in older adults with mild dysphagia: a quasi-experimental pre-post study without control.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- The Comparison of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Alzheimer's Disease versus Older Adults with Presbyphagia.Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Post-extubation dysphagia in the ICU-a narrative review: epidemiology, mechanisms and clinical management (Update 2025).Critical care (London, England) · 2025Review
- Nutritional and physical pathways from feeding difficulty to sarcopenia in Alzheimer's dementia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The Functional Capacity of the Upper Airway in Older Adults with Chronic Stroke.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluating dysphagia in Alzheimer's disease: the significance of age and medical comorbidities,a cross-sectional study from a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Cross-cultural translation and modification of the revised oral assessment guide for oral health assessment by non-dentists.BDJ open · 2023Article
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Abstract
Dysphagia can be a common secondary sequela of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders in older adults. Early screening, identification, and management of dysphagia is essential to avoid serious complications, including malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia; and promote quality of life. Although individuals of all ages may experience swallowing difficulties, dysphagia and its complications are more common in older adults. This literature review aims to provide an overview of the physiological mechanisms of normal swallowing in healthy individuals and age-related changes to swallowing function, the pathophysiology of dysphagia associated with three common neurological disorders affecting older adults (stroke, Parkinson's disease, and dementia), and implications for interdisciplinary clinical practice. Increased awareness of these issues may contribute to a more timely and efficient identification of older adults with dysphagia and to improve overall dysphagia management.
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