Neurophysiology of swallowing in the aged.
The neurophysiology of normal swallowing and its alterations related to age are reviewed. Clinical implications in health and disease are discussed.
Jaradeh
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Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000502:physiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000502:physiology