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Speech and Swallowing Symptoms Associated with Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis: A Survey
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1994
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Motor DysfunctionSpeech KinematicsNeurological DisorderSwallowing Symptoms AssociatedPathological SpeechSpeech ScienceSpeech DisordersPhoniatricsMs PatientsSpeech Motor ControlNeurologyNeuropathologySpeech And Language DisordersHealth SciencesRehabilitationMotor Speech DisordersPd PatientsSpeechlanguage PathologyParkinson DiseaseMotor SpeechNeuroscienceMultiple SclerosisSwallowing DisordersSpeech PerceptionMedicine
A survey of about 460 Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis patients revealed that speech and swallowing difficulties are very common in these groups. In the survey, 70 % of PD and 44 % of MS patients reported speech/voice impairment, 41 % of PD and 33 % of MS reported chewing/swallowing difficulties, speech problems were rated as a major issue by 29 % of PD and 16 % of MS patients, yet only 3 % of PD and 2 % of MS patients received speech therapy.
A survey of approximately 460 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) or multiple sclerosis (MS) shows that speech and swallowing difficulties are very frequent within these groups. Seventy percent of the PD patients and 44% of the MS patients had experienced impairment of speech and voice after the onset of their disease. Forty-one percent of the PD patients and 33% of the MS patients indicated impairment of chewing and swallowing abilities. The speech disorder was regarded as one of their greatest problems by 29% of the PD patients and by 16% of the MS patients. Only a small number of patients, 3% of the PD and 2% of the MS group, had received any speech therapy.