Verschluckt und ratlos

Flawless swallowing is an important for our health but cannot be taken for granted. In Germany alone over 5 million people have swallowing disorders - and many of them are at a loss. The symptoms range from a harmless foreign body sensation to life-threatening malnutrition or pneumonia. Dysphagia - as the medical term is known - is particularly common in diseases such as stroke, Parkinson's or dementia. In this vivid book, journalist Thomas Corrinth and the two neurology professors, Rainer Dziew ...