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JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
卷 35, 期 3, 页码 217-239出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9924(01)00072-7
关键词
Parkinson's disease; L-dopa; phonation; acoustics
After prolonged treatment with L-dopa, patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience fluctuations in motor performance. Changes in voice production have been documented perceptually during periods of fluctuation, but few quantitative changes have been found. The purpose of this study is to examine the acoustic-phonatory characteristics of PD speech before and after taking medication, to determine if fluctuations affected phonation. Nine PD patients participated in this study. Multiple analyses were performed, and revealed that fundamental frequency (F-o) variability in vowels and mean F-o were higher, while intensity range was lower in PD patients compared to controls. When the PD subjects were examined after versus before medication, group differences were small, but phonatory improvements were seen in individual subjects. Discussion focuses on physiological changes and variability in PD, and implications of response fluctuations to speech production. Learning outcomes. As a result of this activity, the participant will be able to (1) acquire knowledge and understanding of PD and the voice characteristics commonly associated with PD and (2) understand the effects of L-dopa-related fluctuations on voice production in PD. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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