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Aging and Neurological Disease

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The emerging discipline of gerontology is receiving increasing attention. Aging can be thought of as a natural progressive deterioration that may be genetically programmed. The question is, when does “aging” begin? There are genetic syndromes in humans with many features of accelerated aging, such as Downs syndrome and progeria (1). In this context, it is thought that motoneuron aging is programmed genetically, but that secondary factors may influence the time course (e.g., exhaustion of motoneurons following increased metabolic demands).

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  1. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bronwyn Jones F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.R. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) & Martin W. Donner M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder) (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) &  (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder)

  2. The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Bronwyn Jones F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.R. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director) (Associate Professor of Radiology, Director)

  3. The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, 21205, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Martin W. Donner M.D. (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder) (Professor of Radiology, Director Emeritus, Founder)

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Donner, M.W., Jones, B. (1991). Aging and Neurological Disease. In: Jones, B., Donner, M.W. (eds) Normal and Abnormal Swallowing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4150-6_12

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