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ReviewCells2025

Management of Dysarthria in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Elena Pasqualucci, Diletta Angeletti, Pamela Rosso, Elena Fico, Federica Zoccali, Paola Tirassa, Armando De Virgilio, Marco de Vincentiis, Cinzia Severini

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Elena PasqualucciDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Diletta AngelettiDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Pamela RossoInsitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council of Italy, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Elena FicoInsitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council of Italy, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1730-277X
Federica ZoccaliDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5481-4307
Paola TirassaInsitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council of Italy, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Armando De VirgilioDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Marco de VincentiisDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Cinzia SeveriniInsitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council of Italy, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6932-704X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stands as the leading neurodegenerative disorder affecting the motor system. One of the hallmarks of ALS, especially its bulbar form, is dysarthria, which significantly impairs the quality of life of ALS patients. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on the clinical manifestations, diagnostic differentiation, underlying mechanisms, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of dysarthria in ALS. We update on the most promising digital speech biomarkers of ALS that are critical for early and differential diagnosis. Advances in artificial intelligence and digital speech processing have transformed the analysis of speech patterns, and offer the opportunity to start therapy early to improve vocal function, as speech rate appears to decline significantly before the diagnosis of ALS is confirmed. In addition, we discuss the impact of interventions that can improve vocal function and quality of life for patients, such as compensatory speech techniques, surgical options, improving lung function and respiratory muscle strength, and percutaneous dilated tracheostomy, possibly with adjunctive therapies to treat respiratory insufficiency, and finally assistive devices for alternative communication.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisDysarthriaHumansQuality of Lifeamyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)diagnosisdysarthriaspeech biomarkersspeech therapy

Identifiers

PMID40710301
PMCPMC12293193

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