The extrinsic risk and its association with neural alterations in spasmodic dysphonia
Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is an isolated focal dystonia characterized by laryngeal spasms during voluntary voice production. Environmental factors have been assumed to play a role in SD pathophysiology; however, the exact extrinsic risk factors and their association with neural alterations remain unknown.
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Laura de Lima Xavier, Kristina Simonyan Source Type: research