Dysphagia in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review.

Ana Mira Rita Gonçalves Inês Tello Rodrigues

Published in: Dementia & neuropsychologia (2022)

Dysphagia is a complex and important comorbidity in AD that impacts the quality of life. No recent publications on prevalence may imply that is not being coded as a potential cause for pneumonia deaths in AD.

Keyphrases

risk factors
cognitive decline
respiratory failure
mild cognitive impairment
community acquired pneumonia
acute respiratory distress syndrome