Psychogenic Dysphagia in an Elderly: A Case of Eating Disorder Due to Trauma and Grief

Psychogenic dysphagia is a swallowing condition caused by psychological factors rather than structural or physiological disorders such as neurological impairments or physical abnormalities. This condition has a significant impact on a patient's quality of life. Patients should undergo a thoroug...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alzuabi, Hana A, Altamimi, Atheer A, Al Harbi, Awad, Al Shahrani, Sultan M, Al Faris, Abdullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10651804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021874
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47137
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Sumario:Psychogenic dysphagia is a swallowing condition caused by psychological factors rather than structural or physiological disorders such as neurological impairments or physical abnormalities. This condition has a significant impact on a patient's quality of life. Patients should undergo a thorough swallowing evaluation with the involvement of a multidisciplinary team as early intervention leads to satisfactory outcomes. This report presents a case of a 62-year-old female who had severe malnutrition due to psychogenic dysphagia. We evaluated organic and other functional causes of dysphagia, but no abnormalities were detected.

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