Essays about: "Annie Ahlinder"

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  1. 1. SIV-Speech clarity, Intelligibility & Voice : Development of a speech assessment tool for use by healthprofessionals who work with patients treated with DeepBrain Stimulation

    University essay from Logopedi

    Author : Annie Ahlinder; Julia Labba; [2013]
    Keywords : Deep Brain Stimulation; perceptual assessment; speech voice impairment; Deep Brain Stimulation; perceptuell bedömning; tal röstnedsättning;

    Abstract : Background: Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Essential tremor (ET) who havebeen treated with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) generally experience a positive effect,particularly regarding the motor symptoms. However, the patients’ communication skillsare often negatively affected and the assessment instrument currently used withinneurological clinical care is not sufficiently sensitive to assess these patients’ speechclarity, voice and intelligibility satisfactorily. READ MORE