LSVT LOUD® Applied to an Adult with Cerebral Palsy: Acoustic Findings

Autor/inn/en	Moya-Galé, Gemma; Galgano, Jessica; Ferrone, Carol; Chang, Younghwa M.; Ramig, Lorraine A.
Titel	LSVT LOUD® Applied to an Adult with Cerebral Palsy: Acoustic Findings
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 43 (2022) 2, S.119-127 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Moya-Galé, Gemma)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740121993802
Schlagwörter	Adults; Cerebral Palsy; Articulation Impairments; Neurological Impairments; Severe Disabilities; Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Acoustics; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hirnlähmung; Artikulationsstörung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Therapie; Akustik
Abstract	A 36-year-old female with severe spastic dysarthria participated in this study. She received 4 weeks of individual, intensive voice-focused treatment. Voice recordings were conducted at three baseline points, immediately posttreatment, and at a 4-month follow-up. The primary outcome variables were selected acoustic measures of vocal function: sound pressure level (SPL), mean fundamental frequency (F0), maximum phonation time (MPT), jitter, shimmer, noise-to-harmonics ratio (NHR), and maximum phonation frequency range (MPFR). Significant pre-to-posttreatment changes (p < 0.05) were found for most acoustic variables. All acoustic gains, except for MPFR, were maintained at the 4-month follow-up. The significant posttreatment changes in the majority of the acoustic measures analyzed suggest that intensive voice-focused treatment may have the potential to improve vocal function in adults with severe spastic dysarthria secondary to cerebral palsy (CP). Evidence-based treatment options for voice disorders in adults with CP are limited. Results emphasize the need for more studies with this population. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01