A Review: Mealtime Difficulties following Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration | Zendy

Courtney Lewis | Zendy; Mark Walterfang | Zendy; Dennis Velakoulis | Zendy; Adam P. Vogel | Zendy

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A Review: Mealtime Difficulties following Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration

Author(s) -

Courtney Lewis,

Mark Walterfang,

Dennis Velakoulis,

Adam P. Vogel

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1421-9824

pISSN - 1420-8008

DOI - 10.1159/000494210

Subject(s) - frontotemporal lobar degeneration , neuropathology , dysphagia , dementia , frontotemporal dementia , psychology , semantic dementia , swallowing , weakness , disease , medicine , clinical psychology , pathology , surgery

Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) can result in a decline in behavior, language, and motor function. Mealtime disturbances are a common and significant outcome of FTLD. Disturbances during mealtimes can arise from dysphagia or may occur secondary to behavioral changes such as rapid eating, mealtime rigidity, and altered diet preferences.

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