Swallowing in moderate and severe phases of Alzheimer's disease

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the problems of feeding and swallowing in individuals with moderate and severe Alzheimer´s disease (AD) and to correlate these with functional aspects. METHOD: Fifty patients with AD and their caregivers participated in this study. The instruments used were: Clinical Demen...

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Main Authors: Sheilla de Medeiros Correia, Lilian Schafirovits Morillo, Wilson Jacob Filho, Leticia Lessa Mansur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600005&lng=en&tlng=en