Parkinson’s disease can cause speech and voice changes, including soft, slow, rapid, or unclear speech and facial masking that affects emotional expression. Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) may …

Muscle rigidity and bradykinesia are recognized as causes of swallowing dysfunction, and it is difficult to easily apply the strategies for stroke to the rehabilitation of dysphagia in PD patients. Disease …

More than 80% of people with Parkinson’s develop swallowing challenges, known as dysphagia. It does not typically appear as a sudden inability to swallow, but rather as subtle, progressive changes that …

Repeated episodes of aspiration can lead to aspiration pneumonia, a serious complication of Parkinson’s. It is the leading cause of death for people with Parkinson’s.

Swallowing dysfunction (also called dysphagia) can be considered both a motor and a non-motor symptom of PD. Loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra area of the brain can cause the …

Nov 5, 2013 · Difficulty swallowing, called dysphagia, can happen at any stage of Parkinson disease. Signs and symptoms can range from mild to severe and may include: difficulty swallowing certain …

Watch for warning signs including issues with eating, swallowing, choking and coughing. Swallowing and chewing difficulties (dysphagia) can significantly impact the lives of people with Parkinson's and their …