Effect of subthalamic stimulation on voice and speech in Parkinson´s disease: for the better or worse ?

Effect of subthalamic stimulation on voice and speech in Parkinson´s disease: for the better or worse ?

Background: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, although highly effective for the treatment of motor impairment in Parkinson´s disease, can induce speech deterioration in a subgroup of patients. The aim of the current study was to survey 1) if there are distinctive stimulation effect...

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Main Authors: Sabine eSkodda, Wenke eGroenheit, Uwe eSchlegel, Martin eSuedmeyer, Alfons eSchnitzler, Lars eWojtecki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus;
Parkinson´s disease;
dysarthria;
quality of voice
speech impairment
perceptual analysis of speech
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00218/full

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