Voice Therapy Normalizes Feedforward and Feedback Networks of the Speech Motor System
Objective: The aim of the study was to isolate the specific effects of the training target of The Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT) in Parkinson’s…Speech difficulties are linked to striatal dopaminergic deficits and cognitive decline in early de novo patients with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate whether speech difficulties are associated with striatal dopaminergic deficits and whether are linked to progression of symptoms in early de novo patients…A cross-sectional study in spinocerebellar ataxia type 12 (SCA-12) patients from a tertiary care center in Eastern India
Objective: To study phenotype and Quality of life determinant in patients with SCA-12. Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 12 (SCA-12) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant,…Lead angle matters: Side effects of deep brain stimulation improved with adjustment of lead angle
Objective: A variety of technical considerations influence the outcome of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). We highlight a case where revising the angle of approach significantly…Clinico-genetic correlation in Indian spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA1) patients
Objective: To report the Clinico-genetic correlation in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) Patients in Indian Population. Background: Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1(SCA1) is a neurodegenerative disease…Speech prosody impairment predicts cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: We assessed whether baseline speech prosodic parameters, alone or in combination with other predominantly non-dopaminergic symptoms may predict global cognitive decline as measured by…Attention to action: Common to both conversion (psychogenic) and Parkinsonian (neurogenic) motor speech disorders
Objective: To review and present a common abnormality --- attention to action--- underlying Parkinsonian and conversion speech disorders. Background: Conversion speech disorders are characterized by…Comparative analysis of upper limb motor function and articulation disorder in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To assess the relationship between upper limb bradykinesia and hypokinetic dysarthria in Parkinson's disease (PD) using instrumental investigations of speech and limb motor function.…Self-perception of vocal handicap in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate self-perception of vocal handicap in individuals with Parkinson's disease at various stages of diagnosis. Background: The…The communicative effectiveness survey-revised (CESR): An objective measure of communicative participation for people with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To study the item-level psychometric properties of the Communicative Effectiveness Survey-Revised (CESR), the first patient reported outcome measure for people with Parkinson's disease (PD)…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.