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The Voice in Movement Disorders

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The evaluation of the voice offers powerful clues to the diagnosis of patients with movement disorders. Careful attention to the examination of the voice may reveal unexpected findings that can alter the diagnosis and management in the clinic.

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  1. Division of Movement Disorders, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, The Marlene and Paolo Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Steven J. Frucht

  2. Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Pichet Termsarasab

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This chapter’s video is divided into four segments demonstrating voice disorders: parkinsonism; hyperkinetic movement disorders (myoclonus, tics, and chorea); vocal tremor; and dystonia (MP4 2087129 kb)

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Frucht, S.J., Termsarasab, P. (2020). The Voice in Movement Disorders. In: Movement Disorders Phenomenology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36975-0_11

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