| Voice therapy for laryngeal hemiplegia: the role of timing of initiation of therapy. | |
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PMID: 20544154 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: Laryngeal hemiplegia, also known as vocal fold paralysis, causes severe communicative disability. Although voice therapy is commonly considered to be beneficial for improving the voice quality in several voice disorders, there are only a few papers that present scientific evidence of the effectiveness of voice therapy in treating the disabilities of laryngeal hemiplegia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of voice therapy in patients with laryngeal hemiplegia and to evaluate the role of the time gap between onset of laryngeal hemiplegia and initiation of therapy. DESIGN: A prospective study comparing subjects treated either within or more than 3 months after the onset of laryngeal hemiplegia. SUBJECTS: The study involved 30 laryngeal patients with hemiplegia (16 males, 14 females, age range 15-80 years). METHODS: All patients underwent videolaryngostroboscopy, maximum phonation time measurement, GIRBAS perceptual evaluation, Voice Handicap Index self-assessment and Multi-Dimensional Voice Program voice analysis before and after therapy. RESULTS: In all tests, there were significant improvements in voice quality, both in the group treated within 3 months after the onset of laryngeal hemiplegia and in the group treated after this time. CONCLUSION: Voice therapy is effective in treating laryn-geal hemiplegia even if treatment is delayed by more than 3 months from onset of laryngeal hemiplegia. |
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Authors:
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Giovanna Cantarella; Silvia Viglione; Stella Forti; Lorenzo Pignataro |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of rehabilitation medicine : official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Volume: 42 ISSN: 1651-2081 ISO Abbreviation: J Rehabil Med Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-14 Completed Date: 2010-06-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101088169 Medline TA: J Rehabil Med Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 442-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Otolaryngology, Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milano, Italy. giovanna.cantarella@policlinico.mi.it |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Dysphonia / rehabilitation Female Humans Laryngoscopy Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Speech Therapy Stroboscopy Treatment Outcome Video Recording Vocal Cord Paralysis / rehabilitation* Voice Training* Young Adult |
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