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eating disorders in the elderly

Etiology: - oral dysphagia due to dementia Pathology: - slowed ability to swallow Complications: - aspiration pneumonia

General

eating disorder geriatric disorder; disease of old age; geriatric syndrome

References

  1. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013