Tag Ronald F. Pfeiffer

The mechanics of swallowing are like those of an elegant wristwatch. On the surface, this appears to be a simple, perhaps even pedestrian process, but it is actually both tremendously complex and remarkably fascinating. Humans swallow approximately 500 times daily…

The presence of gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction in the setting of neurologic disease has received increasing attention in recent years, particularly in disorders such as Parkinson disease. Much less attention has been devoted to the occurrence of neurologic dysfunction in primary…