Background This systematic review is part of the development of practice guidelines for
management of dysarthria sponsored by the Academy of Neurologic Communication …

Advances in neuroscience have led to an expanded and improved understanding of
neurobiological changes associated with rehabilitation and exercise in Parkinson's disease …

Background As many as 89% of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop speech
disorders. Objectives This randomized controlled trial evaluated two speech treatments for …

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 …

Purpose To evaluate the effects of intensive voice treatment targeting vocal loudness (the
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment [LSVT]) on vowel articulation in dysarthric individuals with …

Purpose The purpose of the present investigation was to examine acoustic voice changes
across the life span. Previous voice production investigations used small numbers of …

Abstract Background More than 6,000,000 individuals worldwide are diagnosed with
Parkinson's disease (PD). Nearly 90% develop speech signs that may substantially impair …

Purpose This study examined acoustic predictors of speech intelligibility in speakers with
several types of dysarthria secondary to different diseases and conducted classification …

Purpose The perceptual consequences of rate reduction, increased vocal intensity, and
clear speech were studied in speakers with multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease …

Background The mechanisms underlying speech abnormalities in Parkinson's disease (PD)
remain poorly understood, with most of the available evidence based on male patients. This …