Differential Diagnosis of Dysphonia Looks Normal Larynx

Review of differential diagnosis and management of spasmodic dysphonia.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The recent literature on spasmodic dysphonia is reviewed with regard to pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, treatment options, audits, and current methods of management. RECENT FINDINGS Advances in technology have enabled clinicians to better understand the connection between brain and laryngeal function and dysfunction. Refinements in imaging and genetic investigation tec...

Differential diagnosis of adductor spasmodic dysphonia and muscle tension dysphonia using acoustic parameters

Objective:The study aimed at differentiating Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia (ADSD) from Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) using acoustic measurements . Method: Perceptual as well as acoustic analysis of the voice was done on 12 patients of Adductor Spasmodic dysphonics and Muscle tension dysphonics each. The age of these patients ranged between 30 to 64 years . Results: Adductor spasmodic dysphonics...

Adduction spasmodic dysphonia, vocal tremor and muscular tension dysphonia: is it possible to reach a differential diagnosis?

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Differential diagnosis problems in a patient with dysphonia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Dysphonia is frequently an expression of laryngitis, especially when it comes in the evolution of an immunosuppressed patient, as happens in chronic lymphoproliferation. But other causes of dysphonia should also not be forgotten, including the possibility of new malignancies, especially due to the fact that these patients have genomic instability that predisposes to appearance of a second or ev...