Phonatory Characteristics of Male Patients with Classic Essential Tremor
Autor: | Pramod Kumar Pal, Kandavel Thennarasu, Preetie Shetty Akkunje, Palash Kumar Malo, Shantala Hegde, Ravi Yadav, Belur Keshavaprasad Yamini, N. Shivashankar |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Population Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Audiology Voice analysis medicine Phonation education acoustics essential tremor RC346-429 Electroglottograph education.field_of_study phonation Essential tremor business.industry voice medicine.disease Noise medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Vocal folds Neurology (clinical) voice tremor Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system business Vocal tract RC321-571 |
Zdroj: | Journal of Movement Disorders, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 226-230 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2005-940X |
Popis: | Objective Voice tremor (VT) is one of the characteristics of essential tremor (ET). This study was designed to describe the group and phonatory characteristics of classic ET patients with VT.Methods This retrospective case-control study compared classic ET patients with age and sex-matched controls. The ET population was subgrouped based on auditory perceptual voice analysis. Electroglottography and acoustic voice samples obtained from both groups were analyzed for contact quotient (CQ) and multidimensional voice program parameters, i.e., fundamental frequency (F0), perturbation, noise, and tremor parameters.Results The CQ, F0, perturbation, noise, and tremor characteristics significantly increased from the moderate VT group to the severe VT group.Conclusion The CQ, F0, and noise characteristics reflected the vocal folds’ functionality. The perturbation and tremor parameters variation were reasoned considering the tremor-related changes occurring in the laryngeal, vocal tract, and expiratory muscles in patients with ET. Thus, phonatory analysis may help in monitoring the progression of ET. |
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