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Spasmodic Dysphonia

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1987
Few speech disorders have been more controversial as to etiology and treatment as spasmodic dysphonia. This article reviews the historical background and origins of spasmodic dysphonia theories and the legacy of their implications on the current treatment of afflicted patients.
S D, Schaefer, F J, Freeman
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Spasmodic Dysphonia

2020
Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a rare focal laryngeal dystonia. It is characterized by task-specific voice dysfluency resulting from selective intrinsic laryngeal musculature hyperfunction. Symptoms may be attenuated by a sensory trick. Although SD can be seen at times in generalized dystonia syndromes, it is typically a sporadic phenomenon.
Jiahui, Lin, Babak, Sadoughi
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Dysphonia

2015
Dysfunction of the vocal cords (dysphonia) is not as common a manifestation of neuromuscular disorders as dysarthria. It is typically seen in central diseases such as Parkinson disease and spasmodic dysphonia. Certain muscle and nerve disorders affect the vocal cords, but in these cases other features of these diseases make the diagnosis easy ...
John G. Morris, Padraic J. Grattan-Smith
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Functional dysphonia

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2003
Functional dysphonia-a voice disturbance in the absence of structural or neurologic laryngeal pathology-is an enigmatic and controversial voice disorder that is frequently encountered in multidisciplinary voice clinics. Poorly regulated activity of the intrinsic and extrinsic laryngeal muscles is cited as the proximal cause of functional dysphonia, but
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Spastic Dysphonia

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1976
130 cases of spastic dysphonia are reviewed with special emphasis on the etiology of the disorder. An analysis of the circumstances surrounding the onset of the disease points strongly to a psychogenic origin of the disease in, at least, the vast majority of the cases.
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Neurogenic Dysphonia

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1984
Disorders of phonation and resonation subsequent to damage to the central or peripheral nervous system (neurogenic dysphonia) typically occur with alterations in other aspects of motor speech: articulation, prosody, and respiration. Deficits in voice initiation or coordination of resonation with speech that occur without significant neuromuscular ...
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Drug-induced dysphonia

Vestnik otorinolaringologii, 2020
Drug-induced dysphonia is a non-life-threatening adverse drug reaction, however, this complication can significantly worsen the quality of life of patients, especially those in voice-speaking professions. The aim of the work was to search for information about the prevalence, etiology, pathogenesis, and features of treatment and prevention of drug ...
O D, Ostroumova   +5 more
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Patient With Dysphonia

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
A male individual in his 60s presented with a hoarse and weak voice and a history of follicular lymphoma with multiple relapses treated with an allogeneic stem cell transplant complicated by graft-vs-host disease treated with sirolimus and steroids. What is your diagnosis?
Christina H, Ng   +2 more
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