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MOVEMENT DISORDERS
卷 35, 期 12, 页码 2174-2183出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mds.28220
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differential diagnosis; FEES; irregular arytenoid cartilages movements; larynx; multiple system atrophy
Background Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder, and its parkinsonian variant can be difficult to delineate from Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite laryngeal dysfunction being associated with decreased life expectancy and quality of life, systematic assessments of laryngeal dysfunction in large cohorts are missing. Objectives The objective of this study was to systematically assess laryngeal dysfunction in MSA and PD and identify laryngeal symptoms that allow for differentiating MSA from PD. Methods Patients with probable or possible MSA underwent flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing performing a systematic task protocol. Findings were compared with an age-matched PD cohort. Results A total of 57 patients with MSA (64 [59-71] years; 35 women) were included, and task assessments during endoscopic examination compared with 57 patients with PD (67 [60-73]; 28 women). Patients with MSA had a shorter disease duration (4 [3-5] years vs. 7 [5-10];P < 0.0001) and higher disease severity (Hoehn & Yahr stage 4 [3-4] vs. 3 [2-4];P < 0.0001). Of the patients with MSA, 43.9% showed clinically overt laryngeal dysfunction with inspiratory stridor. During endoscopic task assessment, however, 93% of patients with MSA demonstrated laryngeal dysfunction in contrast with only 1.8% of patients with PD (P < 0.0001). Irregular arytenoid cartilages movements were present in 91.2% of patients with MSA, but in no patients with PD (P < 0.0001). Further findings included vocal fold motion impairment (75.4%), paradoxical vocal fold motion (33.3%), and vocal fold fixation (19.3%). One patient with PD showed vocal fold motion impairment. Conclusion Laryngeal movement disorders are highly prevalent in patients with MSA when assessed by a specific task protocol despite the lack of overt clinical symptoms. Our data suggest that irregular arytenoid cartilage movements could be used as a clinical marker to delineate MSA from PD with a specificity of 1.0 and sensitivity 0.9. (c) 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
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