Effect of bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus on parkinsonian dysarthria  

Oleh:

Gentil, Michele ; Pinto, Serge ; Pollak, Pierre ; Benabid, Alim-Louis

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Brain and Language (Full Text) vol. 85 no. 2 (2003), page 190-196.
Topik: Parkinson's disease; Surgical treatment; Subthalamic stimulation; Speech; Voice; Acoustic analysis
Fulltext: 85_02_Gentil.pdf (259.98KB)

Isi artikel

Never was the effect of bilateral stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) evaluated quantitatively on all the components of speech production, that is articulation, respiration and phonation, at the same time. It is the purpose of this study which uses force measurements of the articulatory organs and acoustic analysis in 16 parkinsonian patients. With STN stimulation, reaction and movement time of the articulatory organs decreased and their maximal strength, as well as their precision increased. We also noted a large beneficial effect on voice with a significant improvement in respiratory and phonatory functions.

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