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ArticleJournal of movement disorders2021

Phonatory Characteristics of Male Patients with Classic Essential Tremor.

Preetie Shetty Akkunje, Belur Keshavaprasad Yamini, Ravi Yadav, Nagarajarao Shivashankar, Palash Kumar Malo, Kandavel Thennarasu, Shantala Hegde, Pramod Kumar Pal

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Article in Journal of movement disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Preetie Shetty AkkunjeDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Belur Keshavaprasad YaminiDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Ravi YadavDepartment of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Nagarajarao ShivashankarDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Palash Kumar MaloDepartment of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Kandavel ThennarasuDepartment of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Shantala HegdeDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
Pramod Kumar PalDepartment of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVoice tremor (VT) is one of the characteristics of essential tremor (ET). This study was designed to describe the group and phonatory characteristics of classic ET patients with VT.

methodsThis retrospective case-control study compared classic ET patients with age and sex-matched controls. The ET population was subgrouped based on auditory perceptual voice analysis. Electroglottography and acoustic voice samples obtained from both groups were analyzed for contact quotient (CQ) and multidimensional voice program parameters, i.e., fundamental frequency (F0), perturbation, noise, and tremor parameters.

resultsThe CQ, F0, perturbation, noise, and tremor characteristics significantly increased from the moderate VT group to the severe VT group.

conclusionThe CQ, F0, and noise characteristics reflected the vocal folds' functionality. The perturbation and tremor parameters variation were reasoned considering the tremor-related changes occurring in the laryngeal, vocal tract, and expiratory muscles in patients with ET. Thus, phonatory analysis may help in monitoring the progression of ET.

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AcousticsEssential tremorPhonationVoiceVoice tremor

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PMID34399566
PMCPMC10657739
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