Impairment of vowel articulation as a possible marker of disease progression in Parkinson's disease.

PURPOSE: The aim of the current study was to survey if vowel articulation in speakers with Parkinson's disease (PD) shows specific changes in the course of the disease. METHOD: 67 patients with PD (42 male) and 40 healthy speakers (20 male) were tested and retested after an average time interva...

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Main Authors: Sabine Skodda, Wenke Grönheit, Uwe Schlegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3289640?pdf=render