Laryngeal electromyography in movement disorders: preliminary data
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Laryngeal electromyography in movement disorders: preliminary data.
This study describes preliminary laryngeal electromyography (LEMG) data and botulinum toxin treatment in patients with dysphonia due to movement disorders. Twenty-five patients who had been clinically selected for botulinum toxin administration were examined, 19 with suspected laryngeal dystonia or spasmodic dysphonia (SD), 5 with vocal tremor, and 1 with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). L...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000400034