Speech changes after coordinative training in patients with cerebellar ataxia: a pilot study

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985823%3A_____%2F16%3A00460252" target="_blank" >RIV/67985823:_____/16:00460252 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/68407700:21230/16:00231425 RIV/00216208:11130/16:10323667 RIV/00064203:_____/16:10323667

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2379-7" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2379-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2379-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10072-015-2379-7</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Speech changes after coordinative training in patients with cerebellar ataxia: a pilot study

Original language description

Although rehabilitative training is a necessary adjunct in the management of gait ataxia, it remains unknown whether the possible beneficial effect of intensive coordinative training may translate to activities of daily living, which are closely connected with postural alignment. The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a 2-week intensive coordinative motor training on speech production. Speech and motor performances in a cohort of ten individuals with cerebellar degeneration were examined three times; before the introduction of training, directly and 4 weeks after the last training session. Each patient was instructed to perform a speaking task of fast syllable repetition and monologue. Objective acoustic analyses were used to investigate six key aspects of speech production disturbed in ataxic dysarthria including accuracy of consonant articulation, accuracy of vowel articulation, irregular alternating motion rates, prolonged phonemes, slow alternating motion rates and inappropriate segmentation. We found that coordinative training had a mild beneficial effect on speech in cerebellar patients. Immediately after the last training session, slight speech improvements were evident in all ten patients. Furthermore, follow-up assessment performed 4 weeks later revealed that 90 % of the patients showed better speech performance than before initiation of the therapy. The present study supports evidence that the intensive rehabilitative training may positively affect fine-motor movements such as speech in patients with cerebellar ataxia

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FH - Neurology, neuro-surgery, nuero-sciences

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GAP102%2F12%2F2230" target="_blank" >GAP102/12/2230: Acoustic voice and speech analysis in patients with central nervous system disorders</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Neurological Sciences

ISSN

1590-1874

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

37

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

IT - ITALY

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

293-296

UT code for WoS article

000372330000017

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84957841279