More than 80% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop dysphagia during the
course of their disease. Swallowing impairment reduces quality of life, complicates …

Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) have been recognized by the WHO as a medical
disability associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs of care. With increasing …

Purpose The vowel space area (VSA) has been used as an acoustic metric of dysarthric
speech, but with varying degrees of success. In this study, the authors aimed to test an …

The purpose of this study was to analyze vowel articulation across various speaking tasks in
a group of 20 early Parkinson's disease (PD) individuals prior to pharmacotherapy. Vowels …

Background and objective Speech impairment is an early symptom of Parkinson's disease
(PD). This study has summarized the literature related to speech and voice in detecting PD …

Purpose Motor speech abnormalities are highly common and debilitating in individuals with
idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD). These abnormalities, collectively termed hypokinetic …

Various methods of rehabilitation for dysphagia have been suggested through the
experience of treating stroke patients. Although most of these patients recover their …

Few studies exist in the literature investigating the impact of idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
(IPD) on swallow‐related quality of life. We therefore aimed in this project to:(1) evaluate …

Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a
combination of motor and non-motor dysfunction. Dysphagia is a common symptom in PD …

Context: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second common progressive neurodegenerative
disease, distressing older men and is prevalent Worldwide. Objectives: This article is aimed …