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ReviewBrain sciences2023

Exploring Neurophysiological Mechanisms and Treatment Efficacies in Laryngeal Dystonia: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Approach.

Maja Rogić Vidaković, Joško Šoda, Joshua Elan Kuluva, Braco Bošković, Krešimir Dolić, Ivana Gunjača

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Review in Brain sciences, 2023. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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 · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maja Rogić VidakovićLaboratory for Human and Experimental Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-8516-9718
Joško ŠodaSignal Processing, Analysis and Advanced Diagnostics Research and Education Laboratory (SPAADREL), Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-5825-8026
Joshua Elan KuluvaPiedmont Neuroscience Center, Oakland, CA 94610, USA.
Braco BoškovićDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Krešimir DolićDepartment of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-0018-0075
Ivana GunjačaDepartment of Biology and Human Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
University of Split · HR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laryngeal dystonia (LD), known or termed as spasmodic dysphonia, is a rare movement disorder with an unknown cause affecting the intrinsic laryngeal muscles. Neurophysiological studies point to perturbed inhibitory processes, while conventional genetic studies reveal fragments of genetic architecture in LD. The study's aims are to (1) describe transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) methodology for studying the functional integrity of the corticospinal tract by stimulating the primary motor cortex (M1) for laryngeal muscle representation and recording motor evoked potentials (MEPs) from laryngeal muscles; (2) evaluate the results of TMS studies investigating the cortical silent period (cSP) in LD; and (3) present the standard treatments of LD, as well as the results of new theoretical views and treatment approaches like repetitive TMS and laryngeal vibration over the laryngeal muscles as the recent research attempts in treatment of LD. Neurophysiological findings point to a shortened duration of cSP in adductor LD and altered cSP duration in abductor LD individuals. Future TMS studies could further investigate the role of cSP in relation to standard laryngological measures and treatment options. A better understanding of the neurophysiological mechanisms might give new perspectives for the treatment of LD.

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cortical silent periodcorticobulbar motor evoked potentialscorticobulbar tractcricothyroid muscledeep brain stimulationENTlaryngeal dystonialaryngeal vibrationmotor evoked potentialthyroarytenoid muscletranscranial magnetic stimulationwhole-genome sequencing

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PMID38002550
PMCPMC10669610
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