Effect of Parkinson's Disease on the Production of Structured and Unstructured Speaking Tasks: Respiratory Physiologic and Linguistic Considerations.

Purpose: To examine the effects of cognitive-linguistic deficits and respiratory physiologic changes on respiratory support for speech in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) using two speech tasks: reading and extemporaneous speech. Method: Five women with PD, 9 men with PD, and 14 age- and se...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 33 - 47
Main Authors: Huber, Jessica E., Darling, Meghan
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Feb2011
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