Clinical measures of bulbar dysfunction in ALS
Bulbar impairment represents a hallmark feature of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) that
significantly impacts survival and quality of life. Speech and swallowing dysfunction are key …
significantly impacts survival and quality of life. Speech and swallowing dysfunction are key …
A systematic review and narrative analysis of digital speech biomarkers in Motor Neuron Disease
M Bowden, E Beswick, J Tam, D Perry, A Smith… - NPJ digital …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is a progressive and largely fatal neurodegeneritve
disorder with a lifetime risk of approximately 1 in 300. At diagnosis, up to 25% of people with …
disorder with a lifetime risk of approximately 1 in 300. At diagnosis, up to 25% of people with …
Privacy implications of voice and speech analysis–information disclosure by inference
Internet-connected devices, such as smartphones, smartwatches, and laptops, have become
ubiquitous in modern life, reaching ever deeper into our private spheres. Among the sensors …
ubiquitous in modern life, reaching ever deeper into our private spheres. Among the sensors …
[HTML][HTML] Multimodal speech biomarkers for remote monitoring of ALS disease progression
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that
severely impacts affected persons' speech and motor functions, yet early detection and …
severely impacts affected persons' speech and motor functions, yet early detection and …
[HTML][HTML] Classification of ALS patients based on acoustic analysis of sustained vowel phonations
M Vashkevich, Y Rushkevich - Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is incurable neurological disorder with rapidly
progressive course. Common early symptoms of ALS are difficulty in swallowing and …
progressive course. Common early symptoms of ALS are difficulty in swallowing and …
Repeatability of commonly used speech and language features for clinical applications
GM Stegmann, S Hahn, J Liss, J Shefner… - Digital …, 2020 - karger.com
Introduction: Changes in speech have the potential to provide important information on the
diagnosis and progression of various neurological diseases. Many researchers have relied …
diagnosis and progression of various neurological diseases. Many researchers have relied …
Investigating the utility of multimodal conversational technology and audiovisual analytic measures for the assessment and monitoring of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis …
We propose a cloud-based multimodal dialog platform for the remote assessment and
monitoring of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at scale. This paper presents our vision …
monitoring of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at scale. This paper presents our vision …
Spectro-temporal representation of speech for intelligibility assessment of dysarthria
HM Chandrashekar, V Karjigi… - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, spectro-temporal representation of speech has been used in many fields of
speech processing. Owing to this, we explore the use of spectro-temporal representation for …
speech processing. Owing to this, we explore the use of spectro-temporal representation for …
Speech-based characterization of dopamine replacement therapy in people with Parkinson's disease
People with Parkinson's (PWP) disease are under constant tension with respect to their
dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) regimen. Waiting too long between doses results in …
dopamine replacement therapy (DRT) regimen. Waiting too long between doses results in …
Bulbar ALS detection based on analysis of voice perturbation and vibrato
M Vashkevich, A Petrovsky… - 2019 Signal Processing …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
On average the lack of biological markers causes a one year diagnostic delay to detect
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). To improve the diagnostic process an automatic voice …
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). To improve the diagnostic process an automatic voice …