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Alterations in voice, speech and swallowing in patients with Sjögren's syndrome.
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PMID:  21345395     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe voice, speech and swallowing abnormalities in patients with Sjögren's Syndrome (SS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Patients with SS were interviewed and physically explored. Nasolaryngeal endoscopy, video laryngeal stroboscopy, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and computerized voice spectrographic analysis (PRAAT® software) of voice and speech were also performed. RESULTS: We included 31 patients (96.7% women). Average time of evolution was 5 years; mean age was 48.4 years. Of these SS cases, 87% were secondary and 13% primary. Symptomatology: 70.9% dysphagia, 41.9% dysphonia, 35.4% dysglossia, 3.2% dysarthria. We found abnormalities principally in: one or more cranial nerves (V, VII, IX, X, XII) (67.7%), nasopharyngolaryngeal mucosa (77.4%), mucosal wave of vocal cords (90%), swallowing mechanism (90.3%), spectrogram of the vowels /e/ (58.06%) and /i/ (51.61%), and rhythm of the trisyllable "pataka" (35.48%). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with SS have voice, speech and swallowing abnormalities, not only associated to xerosis, but perhaps also to neurological abnormalities, probably secondary to the syndrome.
Authors:
Laura Daniela Ruiz Allec; Xochiquetzal Hernández López; Juanita Beatriz Arreguín Porras; Regina Velasco Ramos; Julia Cristina Pacheco Del Valle; Angel Israel Pérez García
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1988-3013     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-2-24     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  14540260R     Medline TA:  Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG; SPA     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.
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División de Foniatría, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, México DF, México.
Vernacular Title:
Alteraciones de la voz, el habla y la deglución en pacientes con síndrome de Sjögren.
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