ReviewCurrent opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery2009
Treatment for spasmodic dysphonia: limitations of current approaches.
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- Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Spasmodic Dysphonia: A Phase I Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Crossover Trial.Neurosurgery · 2021Trial
- Botulinum toxin injection into the intrinsic laryngeal muscles to treat spasmodic dysphonia: A multicenter, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded, parallel-group comparison/open-label clinical trial.European journal of neurology · 2021Trial
- Laryngeal dystonia: a comprehensive review of aetiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment approaches.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Review
- A deep learning approach for acoustic-based identification of muscle tension dysphonia and spasmodic dysphonia.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Spasmodic dysphonia: the need for a combined neurological and phoniatric approach.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided injection into the lateral crico-arytenoid muscle: a pilot study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Article
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- Impact of Vocal Effort on Respiratory and Articulatory Kinematics.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2022Article
- Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia Improves with Bilateral Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation: Report of 3 Cases Done Asleep and Review of Literature.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Review
- Medical and Surgical Treatments for Dystonia.Neurologic clinics · 2020Review
- Refining algorithmic estimation of relative fundamental frequency: Accounting for sample characteristics and fundamental frequency estimation method.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2019Article
- Atypical somatosensory-motor cortical response during vowel vocalization in spasmodic dysphonia.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Article
- Outcomes of Onabotulinum Toxin A Treatment for Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia and Laryngeal Tremor.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2018Article
- Speech-Language Pathology Evaluation and Management of Hyperkinetic Disorders Affecting Speech and Swallowing Function.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Review
- The Relationship Between Relative Fundamental Frequency and a Kinematic Estimate of Laryngeal Stiffness in Healthy Adults.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2016Article
- Hoarseness-causes and treatments.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2015Review
- Diagnosis and treatment of dystonia.Neurologic clinics · 2015Review
- Shortened cortical silent period in adductor spasmodic dysphonia: evidence for widespread cortical excitability.Neuroscience letters · 2014Article
- The focal dystonias: current views and challenges for future research.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2013Review
- Current and future medical treatment in primary dystonia.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2012Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewAlthough botulinum toxin injection is the gold standard for treatment of spasmodic dysphonia, surgical approaches aimed at providing long-term symptom control have been advancing over recent years. RECENT
findingsWhen surgical approaches provide greater long-term benefits to symptom control, they also increase the initial period of side effects of breathiness and swallowing difficulties. Recent analyses of quality-of-life questionnaires in patients undergoing regular injections of botulinum toxin demonstrate that a large proportion of patients have limited relief for relatively short periods due to early breathiness and loss-of-benefit before reinjection. SUMMARY: Most medical and surgical approaches to the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia have been aimed at denervation of the laryngeal muscles to block symptom expression in the voice, and have both adverse effects as well as treatment benefits. Research is needed to identify the central neuropathophysiology responsible for the laryngeal muscle spasms in order target treatment towards the central neurological abnormality responsible for producing symptoms.
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