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External Factors Modulating Pain and Pain‐Related Functional Impairment in Cervical Dystonia

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Volume 11, Issue 12, Page 1559-1570, December 2024.
Abstract Background Little is known about factors modulating pain and pain‐related functional impairment in isolated cervical dystonia (CD). Objective The aim was to assess the prevalence and interrelationship between pain‐modulating factors and pain‐related determinants of functional impairment and quality of life in CD.
Davide Martino, Beatrice M.C. Achen, Francesca Morgante, Roberto Erro, Susan H. Fox, Mark J. Edwards, Anette Schrag, Maria Stamelou, Silke Appel‐Cresswell, Giovanni Defazio, Kallol Ray‐Chaudhuri, Karolina Poplawska‐Domaszewicz, Sarah Pirio Richardson, Hyder A. Jinnah, Veronica A. Bruno   +14 more
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Investigating current clinical practice in assessment and diagnosis of voice disorders: A cross‐sectional multidisciplinary global web survey

International Journal of Language &Communication Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 2786-2805, November/December 2024.
Abstract Background Published best‐practice guidelines and standardized protocols for voice assessment recommend multidisciplinary evaluation utilizing a comprehensive range of clinical measures. Previous studies report variations in assessment practices when compared with these guidelines.
Christopher L. Payten, Kelly A. Weir, Catherine J. Madill   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thalamic Volume Is Reduced in Cervical and Laryngeal Dystonias. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:Dystonia, a debilitating movement disorder characterized by abnormal fixed positions and/or twisting postures, is associated with dysfunction of motor control networks.
Jeff L Waugh, John K Kuster, Jacob M Levenstein, Nikos Makris, Trisha J Multhaupt-Buell, Lewis R Sudarsky, Hans C Breiter, Nutan Sharma, Anne J Blood   +8 more
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Structural and functional brain alterations in laryngeal dystonia: A coordinate‐based activation likelihood estimation meta‐analysis

Human Brain Mapping, Volume 45, Issue 14, October 2024.
A coordinate‐based activation likelihood estimation meta‐analysis of 21 functional and structural neuroimaging studies in laryngeal dystonia, including 31 experiments in 521 patients and 448 healthy controls, identified abnormalities in the bilateral primary motor cortex, the left inferior parietal lobule and striatum, the right insula, and the ...
Nyah Kshatriya, Giovanni Battistella, Kristina Simonyan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, 2013
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
doaj  

Effects of an 11-week vibro-tactile stimulation treatment on voice symptoms in laryngeal dystonia

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundLaryngeal dystonia is a task-specific focal dystonia of laryngeal muscles that impairs speech and voice production. At present, there is no cure for LD.
Jürgen Konczak, Divya Bhaskaran, Naveen Elangovan, Jinseok Oh, George S. Goding, Peter J. Watson   +5 more
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Acoustic, aerodynamic, and vibrational effects of ventricular folds adduction in an ex vivo experiment

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Volume 9, Issue 5, October 2024.
This study aimed to examine the impact of different degrees of ventricular adduction on acoustics, aerodynamics, and vocal fold vibration in an ex vivo experiment. Abstract Objectives The excessive adduction of ventricular folds has been observed in patients with dysphonia and professional singers. Whether these changes in the ventricular folds are the
Zhixue Xiao, Jing Kang, Jinglin Su, Pingjiang Ge, Siyi Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

HST/WFPC2 observations of the core of KjPn 8 [PDF]

arXiv, 2000
Narrow-band images of the core of the extraordinary poly-polar planetary nebula KjPn 8 have been obtained with the WFPC2 camera on board the Hubble Space Telescope. Spasmodic bipolar ejections, in changing directions have occurred over thousands of years to create KjPn 8.
arxiv  

Morell Mackenzie’s Contribution to the Description of Spasmodic Dysphonia [PDF]

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2016
Objectives: Since the middle of the 20th century, most discussions of spasmodic dysphonia (SD) reference a paper by Ludwig Traube published in1871 as the first historical citation, crediting him with priority for this clinical syndrome. However, our recent research has determined that the original observation by Traube was published in 1864 and does ...
Renata Whurr, Marjorie Lorch
openaire   +2 more sources

Retrospective Exploration of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Pharyngoesophageal Segment Dysfunction Post‐laryngectomy

OTO Open, Volume 8, Issue 4, October-December 2024.
Abstract Objective To assess our institution's experience with botulinum toxin A injection management of pharyngoesophageal (PE) segment dysfunction after laryngectomy in tracheoesophageal voice and swallowing restoration. Study Design A retrospective review of 43 patients who had Botox as treatment for PE dysfunction.
Ruby J. Kazemi, Andrew D.P. Prince, Keith A. Casper, Matthew E. Spector, Joshua D. Smith, Mark E.P. Prince   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source