The relationship between dysphagia and clinical and cognitive aspects in elderly patients presented with dementia

ABSTRACT Objective: to relate the risk of dysphagia and aspects of eating behavior to the cognitive aspects of elderly people with dementia. Methods: 35 elderly patients with Alzheimer or vascular dementia were submitted to clinical and cognitive assessments as well as to a questionnaire for asses...

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Main Authors: Deborah Rodrigues Pinheiro Lages, Lineu Corrêa Fonseca, Glória Maria Almeida Souza Tedrus, Iara Bittante de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Motricidade Orofacial - ABRAMO 2020-05-01
Series:Revista CEFAC
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-18462020000200502&tlng=en