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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Clinical safety

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Plain-language summary

A comparative analysis of dysphagia pathologies across the three dementia types revealed a relatively mixed picture of various dysphagia findings in all dementia types. However, a significantly higher prevalence of bolus penetration and complex dysphagia, which was defined as presence of at least two major findings simultaneously within a patient, was seen in patients with Parkinson's-related dementia compared to other forms of dementia. In general, residue was the most frequent finding in all types of dementia (78%-100%). In contrast, aspiration was the least prevalent finding with no significant variation between dementia types. Although participants with Parkinson's-related dementia exhibited minor specific findings, our study revealed no distinct endoscopic dysphagia pathologies across various types of dementia.

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Peranovic, S., Pourhassan, M., Labeit, B., Muhle, P., Suntrup‐Krueger, S., Warnecke, T., et al. (2025). Endoscopic characterization of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with dementia. Frontiers in Aging. https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1535137

Vancouver

Peranovic S, Pourhassan M, Labeit B, Muhle P, Suntrup‐Krueger S, Warnecke T, et al. Endoscopic characterization of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with dementia. Frontiers in Aging. 2025. doi:10.3389/fragi.2025.1535137. PMID: 40642379.

BibTeX

@article{peranovic2025-40642379,
  author  = {Peranovic, Sara and Pourhassan, Maryam and Labeit, Bendix and Muhle, Paul and Suntrup‐Krueger, Sonja and Warnecke, Tobias and Dziewas, Rainer and Trampisch, Ulrike Sonja and others},
  title   = {{Endoscopic characterization of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with dementia}},
  journal = {Frontiers in Aging},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.3389/fragi.2025.1535137},
  pmid    = {40642379},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1535137}
}

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Key findings

A comparative analysis of dysphagia pathologies across the three dementia types revealed a relatively mixed picture of various dysphagia findings in all dementia types.
However, a significantly higher prevalence of bolus penetration and complex dysphagia, which was defined as presence of at least two major findings simultaneously within a patient, was seen in patients with Parkinson's-related dementia compared to other forms of dementia.
In general, residue was the most frequent finding in all types of dementia (78%-100%).
In contrast, aspiration was the least prevalent finding with no significant variation between dementia types.
Although participants with Parkinson's-related dementia exhibited minor specific findings, our study revealed no distinct endoscopic dysphagia pathologies across various types of dementia.

Why it matters

This study of oropharyngeal dysphagia in patients with dementia found a mixed picture of dysphagia findings across dementia types, with residue the most frequent finding and aspiration the least prevalent, and no distinct endoscopic dysphagia pathologies across dementia types. It reports a higher prevalence of bolus penetration and complex dysphagia in Parkinson's-related dementia, but this concerns swallowing problems, not treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 37/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Frontiers in Aging)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Frontiers in Aging: journal h-index 43 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 4 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	1.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	3 / 6	Cited 5.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	1 / 6	Cited by 1 other studies in this library
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 4 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Gero Lueg: h-index 10 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Ruhr University Bochum: institution h-index 704 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 5 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40642379)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	37 / 100	—

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