Attentional resource allocation and swallowing safety in Parkinson's disease: A dual task study

Aspiration pneumonia is a leading cause of death in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite this, the mechanisms underlying dysphagia in this population are unclear. To date, researchers have not investigated the effects of varying cognitive demand on objective measures of swallowing saf...

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Published in:Parkinsonism & related disorders 2014-04, Vol.20 (4), p.439-443
Main Authors: Troche, Michelle S., Okun, Michael S., Rosenbek, John C., Altmann, Lori J., Sapienza, Christine M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aspiration
Attention - physiology
Cognition
Cognition - physiology
Cohort Studies
Deglutition - physiology
Deglutition Disorders - etiology
Deglutition Disorders - physiopathology
Dual task
Dysphagia
Female
Humans
Male
Neurology
Parkinson Disease - complications
Parkinson Disease - physiopathology
Parkinson's disease
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