Mapa R.R

Orofacial apraxia, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and dementia severity in community-dwelling elderly patients.

Concepts

Oral, pharyngeal and esophageal

Swallowing is divided into 3 phases

Coordinated movements

Oral Phase

-Anteroposterior repetitive tongue

-Posterior region of the tongue to trigger pharyngeal swallowing

Insalivation and chewing

Orofacial apraxia

Defined as

Impaired production of oral postures by command or imitation

Without

Involuntary decrease in production

-Alzheimer's

-Lewy body

-Primary progressive aphasia

Sick Neurodegenerative

To evaluate the prevalence of BFA in patients with dementia and evaluate the relationship between BFA, OD and dementia. We prospectively included 117 outpatients with dementia referred to geriatric consultation.

aim

Method

Dementia

DO

BFA

2 reviews

Mini-Mental

Frontal and cerebral evaluation battery

V-VST

DOSS

Swallowing alteration

voice changes

Saturation

7 gestures

Validated battery of tests and neuropsychological evaluation.

Results

DO was significantly more frequent in the group with BFA

No relation to severity of DO - BFA

DO