Velopharyngeal Dystonia: An Unusual Focal Task-specific Dystonia?

BACKGROUND: Velopharyngeal dysfunction produces a nasal speech pattern because of the inability to close the nasal airway during speech, most often associated with anatomical abnormalities of the palate. CASE REPORT: We describe two cases of possible velopharyngeal dystonia, a task-specific movement...

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Autores principales: Patel, Amar S., Sulica, Lucian, Frucht, Steven J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5626921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28983420
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8611961
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Frucht, Steven J.
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description BACKGROUND: Velopharyngeal dysfunction produces a nasal speech pattern because of the inability to close the nasal airway during speech, most often associated with anatomical abnormalities of the palate. CASE REPORT: We describe two cases of possible velopharyngeal dystonia, a task-specific movement disorder causing a speech pattern similar to velopharyngeal dysfunction. Both patients experienced treatment response with anticholinergic medication. DISCUSSION: Dystonia affecting speech via involvement of the pharyngeal musculature may be an unrecognized etiology of voice disorders.
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spelling pubmed-56269212017-10-05 Velopharyngeal Dystonia: An Unusual Focal Task-specific Dystonia? Patel, Amar S. Sulica, Lucian Frucht, Steven J. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Case Reports BACKGROUND: Velopharyngeal dysfunction produces a nasal speech pattern because of the inability to close the nasal airway during speech, most often associated with anatomical abnormalities of the palate. CASE REPORT: We describe two cases of possible velopharyngeal dystonia, a task-specific movement disorder causing a speech pattern similar to velopharyngeal dysfunction. Both patients experienced treatment response with anticholinergic medication. DISCUSSION: Dystonia affecting speech via involvement of the pharyngeal musculature may be an unrecognized etiology of voice disorders. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2017-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5626921/ /pubmed/28983420 http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8611961 Text en © 2017 Patel et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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Velopharyngeal Dystonia: An Unusual Focal Task-specific Dystonia?
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title_fullStr Velopharyngeal Dystonia: An Unusual Focal Task-specific Dystonia?
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title_short Velopharyngeal Dystonia: An Unusual Focal Task-specific Dystonia?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5626921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28983420
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8611961
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