Subjective sensation of difficulty or pain in swallowing When the cause is neurological, it is usually due to bilateral cerebral or bulbar lesions, myesthenia or myopathy
Dysphagia is defined as difficulty or discomfort in swallowing It affects people of all ages It can affect people in varying degrees, from mild discomfort, to a complete inability to swallow
Difficulty in swallowing food or liquids, as a result of weakness or abnormality
Difficulty in swallowing It is a neurological or neuromuscular symptom which may result in aspiration (whereby food or saliva enters the airway), slow swallowing (possibly resulting in inadequate nutrition), or both
Difficulty in swallowing The cause may be any one of a number of reasons such as hyper-contracting sphincter, the inflammation of esophagitis, esophageal spasm, or paralysis of the esophageal muscles