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Qualidade de Vida em Voz: estudo na doença de Parkinson idiopática e na Disfonia Espasmódica Adutora Quality of life in voice: a study in Parkinson's disease and in adductor spasmodic dysphonia

Revista CEFAC, 2012
OBJETIVO: avaliar o impacto causado pela alteração vocal na qualidade de vida (QV) dos pacientes com doença de Parkinson (DP) idiopática e com disfonia espasmódica adutora (DEA).
Bárbara Pereira Lopes, Riviana Rodrigues das Graças, Iara Barreto Bassi, Antônio Lobo de Rezende Neto, João Batista de Oliveira, Francisco Eduardo Costa Cardoso, Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama   +6 more
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Botulinum Neurotoxin Therapy in the Clinical Management of Laryngeal Dystonia

Toxins, 2022
Laryngeal dystonia (LD), or spasmodic dysphonia (SD), is a chronic, task-specific, focal movement disorder affecting the larynx. It interferes primarily with the essential functions of phonation and speech.
Winnie Yeung, Amanda L. Richards, Daniel Novakovic   +2 more
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Estimating tremor in Vocal Fold Biomechanics for Neurological Disease characterisation [PDF]

, 2013
Neurological Diseases (ND) are affecting larger segments of aging population every year. Treatment is dependent on expensive accurate and frequent monitoring. It is well known that ND leave correlates in speech and phonation.
Fernández Fernández, Mario, Gómez Vilda, Pedro, Martínez Olalla, Rafael, Mazaira Fernández, Luis Miguel, Muñoz Mulas, Cristina Elena, Nieto Lluis, Victor, Ramírez Calvo, Carlos, Rodellar Biarge, M. Victoria, Álvarez Marquina, Agustin   +8 more
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Monitoring Neurological disease in Phonation [PDF]

, 2011
It is well known that many neurological diseases leave a fingerprint in voice and speech production. The dramatic impact of these pathologies in life quality is a growing concert.
Fernández Baíllo, Roberto, Ferrández Vicente, José Manuel, Gómez Vilda, Pedro, Martínez Olalla, Rafael, Mazaira Fernández, Luis Miguel, Muñoz Mulas, Cristina, Rodellar Biarge, M. Victoria, Álvarez Marquina, Agustin   +7 more
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Voice Disorder Multi-Class Classification for the Distinction of Parkinson’s Disease and Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia

Applied Sciences, 2023
Parkinson’s Disease and Adductor-type Spasmodic Dysphonia are two neurological disorders that greatly decrease the quality of life of millions of patients worldwide.
Valerio Cesarini, Giovanni Saggio, Antonio Suppa, Francesco Asci, Antonio Pisani, Alessandra Calculli, Rayan Fayad, Mohamad Hajj-Hassan, Giovanni Costantini   +8 more
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Spread of dystonia in patients with idiopathic adult-onset laryngeal dystonia [PDF]

, 2018
Background and purpose: Adult-onset laryngeal dystonia (LD) can be isolated or can be associated with dystonia in other body parts. Combined forms can be segmental at the onset or can result from dystonia spread to or from the larynx.
3, 3, 6, Avanzino L10, Barone P7, Bentivoglio AR5, Berardelli A2, Cesari U1, Coletti Moja M17, Cossu G13, Defazio Giovanni, Eleopra R9, Erro R7, Esposito M1, Fabbrini G2, Fadda Laura, Ferrazzano G3, Gigante AF4, Minafra B15, Morgante F14, Peluso S1, Petracca M5, Romano M11, Scaglione CL12, Schirinzi T8, Turla M18, Zibetti M16   +26 more
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Morell Mackenzie’s contribution to the description of spasmodic dysphonia [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: Since the middle of the 20th century most discussions of Spasmodic Dysphonia reference a paper by Ludwig Traube published in1871 as the first historical citation, crediting him with priority for this clinical syndrome.
Anonymous, Fischer H., Gowers WR., Haweis HR., Johnson G., Luchsinger R, Mackenzie M, Mackenzie M., Mackenzie M., Mackenzie M., Mackenzie M., Mackenzie M., Mackenzie M., Porter R., Schnitzler J., Stevenson RS., Traube L.   +16 more
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Reporting on psychological well-being of older adults with chronic aphasia in the context of unaffected peers [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose: It is important that professionals working with individuals with acquired neurogenic communication disorders consider their clients’ psychological wellbeing. Much is known about the significant emotional, social and psychological consequences of
Cruice, M., Hickson, L., Worrall, L.
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Imaging Studies in Focal Dystonias: A Systems Level Approach to Studying a Systems Level Disorder [PDF]

, 2014
Focal dystonias are dystonias that affect one part of the body, and are sometimes task-specific. Brain imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation techniques have been valuable in defining the pathophysiology of dystonias in general, and are ...
Blood, Anne J
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Unilateral versus bilateral thyroarytenoid Botulinum toxin injections in adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a prospective study

Head & Face Medicine, 2009
Objectives In this preliminary prospective study, we compared unilateral and bilateral thyroarytenoid muscle injections of Botulinum toxin (Dysport) in 31 patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia, who had undergone more than 5 consecutive Dysport ...
Abiola Jesuloba, Kafas Panagiotis, Prasad Vyas, Jerjes Waseem, Elmiyeh Behrad, Upile Tahwinder, Youl Bryan, Epstein Ruth, Hopper Colin, Sudhoff Holger, Rubin John   +10 more
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