Difficulty swallowing, or dysphagia, is common among older adults and those with conditions like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ...

Difficulty swallowing or coughing while eating every so often isn't a big deal. However, there's a fine line between that and ...

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia. This number is expected to rise from the current 8 ...

With advancing age, dementia becomes more prevalent among ... which can lead to aspiration pneumonia. Assessing for choking and swallowing difficulty is important in advanced PD.

Complications can include blood clots, sepsis and aspiration pneumonia. Dementia was listed as the underlying cause of death, initiating the series of events leading to the fatality, for more than ...

Dementia prevalence increases with age ... In its final stages, it often results in malnutrition, infections, and immobility.

‘Aspiration pneumonia’ is a type of pneumonia caused by food or drink going down the windpipe instead of the food pipe and is one of the most common causes of death in people with dementia. There are ...

At the age of 23 years, examination revealed that she had severe dementia (a score of 9 out ... She died following contraction of aspiration pneumonia, at the age of 25 years.