Early detection and tracking of bulbar changes in ALS via frequent and remote speech analysis

Bulbar deterioration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating characteristic that impairs patients’ ability to communicate, and is linked to shorter survival. The existing clinical instruments for assessing bulbar function lack sensitivity to early changes. In this paper, using a coho...

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Autores principales: Stegmann, Gabriela M., Hahn, Shira, Liss, Julie, Shefner, Jeremy, Rutkove, Seward, Shelton, Kerisa, Duncan, Cayla Jessica, Berisha, Visar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33083567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00335-x
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Sumario:Bulbar deterioration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating characteristic that impairs patients’ ability to communicate, and is linked to shorter survival. The existing clinical instruments for assessing bulbar function lack sensitivity to early changes. In this paper, using a cohort of N = 65 ALS patients who provided regular speech samples for 3–9 months, we demonstrated that it is possible to remotely detect early speech changes and track speech progression in ALS via automated algorithmic assessment of speech collected digitally.

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