title: [Abnormal eating behaviors in elderly people].
abstract: Olfaction of even healthy elderly people is impaired, compared to younger people. This might lead to preference for food in elderly people. Patients having dementia have been reported to show several types of features in eating, according to types of dementia. For example, patients having dementia of Alzheimer's type often show olfaction impairment. Patients having dementia with Lewy bodies often show swallowing problems. Patients having frontotemporal dementia often suffer from binge eating. These features should be considered in caring for patients with dementia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takaya
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kirime
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D057180:Frontotemporal Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000503:physiopathology