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T Finitzo

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PubMed1987

Spasmodic dysphonia subsequent to head trauma.

Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a low-incidence voice disorder of unknown origin. A subgroup of seven patients with SD from our larger pool of 70 report vocal symptoms subsequent to head injury. This article is a case report of the neurodiagnostic findings, including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, auditory brain-stem response, brain electrical activity mapping, and single photon emission computed tomography for three such patients. For each patient, two or more tests revealed positive neurologic findings. Each test, except computed tomography, demonstrated abnormalities in one or more patients. Two principles of clinical management are derived: (1) information regarding head trauma sustained before SD symptom onset is significant; (2) the absence of neuropathology on a single measure of central nervous system function should not be considered conclusive evidence that no neurologic lesions exist.

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PubMed1987

Episodic reactive dysphonia: a case study.

This case study exemplifies successful diagnosis through stroboscopic fiberoptic examination, illustrates the critical importance of a careful case history, and demonstrates potential hazards of supposedly benign environmental substances for hypersensitive individuals.

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PubMed1986

Hearing loss in children with congenital heart disease: a preliminary report.

Life expectancy for children with serious congenital heart defects has dramatically increased in recent years due to advances in medical and surgical care. Anatomic studies of temporal bones in patients with non-syndromic congenital heart disease have demonstrated a high incidence of middle and inner ear anomalies. Systematic study of auditory function in these patients has not been reported. Fifty children with serious congenital heart disease have been evaluated with otologic examination and auditory brainstem-evoked response (ABR) testing. The patients ranged in age from 3 days to 17 years-8 months. Eight patients had hearing loss and normal otologic examinations, 14 patients had hearing loss and associated otitis media with effusion, and 28 patients had normal hearing by ABR testing. These results show a high incidence (16%) of hearing loss not associated with otitis media with effusion in the study population. We suggest that children with serious congenital heart disease are at high risk for hearing loss. This patient group will benefit from early identification, and appropriate medical and audiologic management.

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Magnetic resonance imaging findings and correlations in spasmodic dysphonia patients.

A sample of 19 spasmodic dysphonia (SD) patients was selected from a larger population of such patients to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), auditory brain stem response (ABR) testing, speech analysis, and extensive physical examination. Six patients had abnormal spin-echo MRI findings, ranging from infarcts within the basal ganglia to demyelinating lesions within the supralateral angles of the lateral ventricles. A weakly positive correlation was noted between the abnormal MRI findings and an abnormal ABR. The lack of a significant correlation between the MRI findings and other predictors of brain stem and midbrain disease, and the current spatial resolution limitations of MRI, suggest that we are visualizing the associated lesions rather than the actual foci of SD. The range of MRI findings is consistent with the concept that SD is a voice disorder in a heterogeneous patient population.

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