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7728177

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
Rapid syllable repetitions require alternating articulatory movements and, thus, provide a test for oral diadochokinesis. The present study performed an acoustic analysis of rapid syllable repetitions in patients suffering from idiopathic Parkinson's disease (n = 17), Huntington's chorea (n = 14), Friedreich's ataxia (n = 9), or from a purely cerebellar syndrome (n = 13). Four parameters were considered: the mean number of syllables per train, the median syllable duration with its variation coefficient, and articulatory imprecision in terms of the percentage of incomplete closures. Apart from a few subjects with minor motor deficits only, in all patients at least one of the four measures of diadochokinesis exceeded the normal range. Accordingly, discriminant analysis revealed a highly significant difference between controls and patients with respect to the considered parameters. Thus, oral diadochokinesis tasks represent a sensitive measure of orofacial motor impairment. Moreover, multivariate analysis showed that Parkinson's disease and Friedreich's ataxia are characterized by a highly specific profile of diadochokinesis performance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1021-7762
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Oral diadochokinesis in neurological dysarthrias.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't