Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 23, 2026

Adapting Human Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Methods to Detect and Characterize Dysphagia in Murine Disease Models
Published on: March 1, 2015
Presbyfagie: de invloed van het primair verouderingsproces op de slikfunctie
C Liesenborghs1, E Dejaeger, L Liesenborghs
1Klinische en Experimentele Geneeskunde, Translationeel Onderzoek van Gastro-enterologische Aandoeningen (TARGID), Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, O&N I Herestraat 49 - bus 701, 3000, Leuven, Belgium, claudia.liesenborghs@med.kuleuven.be.
Abstract:
PRESBYPHAGIA: THE INFLUENCE OF PRIMARY AGING ON SWALLOWING FUNCTION: Elderly often get confronted with swallowing difficulties. It is important to differentiate between presbyphagia, which describes the influence of primary aging on swallow function and dysphagia, which is a pathological swallowing disorder caused by age related diseases and their treatment. In this literature overview the focus is on presbyphagia. The influence of primary aging on the oropharyngeal swallowing function and on other body functions that are indirectly related to swallowing will be discussed. From the literature we learn that in primary aging a number of functions stay preserved, a number of functions deteriorate, and some compensatory mechanisms are evident. The swallow safety as such however, stays preserved. To conclude with we discuss some clinical implications concerning both the detection of swallowing disorders in the elderly and the establishment of preventive action for the healthy elderly.
More Related Videos
05:50Subcutaneous Neurotrophin 4 Infusion Using Osmotic Pumps or Direct Muscular Injection Enhances Aging Rat Laryngeal Muscles
Published on: June 13, 2017
07:45Minimally Invasive Murine Laryngoscopy for Close-Up Imaging of Laryngeal Motion During Breathing and Swallowing
Published on: December 1, 2023
Related Concept Videos
The Effect of Aging on Tissues
Pharmacokinetics in Geriatric Patients: Effect of Age on Drug Absorption
Esophageal Achalasia
Taste Buds and Receptors
Pharmacodynamics in Geriatric Patients: Effects of Age
Deglutition
Swallowing can be divided into three stages: the voluntary phase, the pharyngeal phase, and the esophageal phase. Although the...