Abstract
Communication Impairments in Parkinson's Disease
Highlights
The fifth paper in this special issue, “Effects of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) on lexical tone in speakers with Parkinson’s disease” by T
In addition to speech impairment, in recent years there has been increasing awareness that Parkinson’s disease is associated with the occurrence of language disorders, especially in its later stages. This special issue contains 13 papers of which 10 are related to issues associated with speech impairment and 3 further papers explore aspects of language impairment in Parkinson’s disease
The results showed significant improvement in loudness and intonation after treatment, no significant changes were reported in lexical tone
Summary
The fifth paper in this special issue, “Effects of LSVT on lexical tone in speakers with Parkinson’s disease” by T. A number of different approaches have been utilized in recent years for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease with varying effects on associated communication disorders. The drug treatments based on levodopa therapy and, more recently, deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) have yielded variable effects on the speech disorders exhibited by the majority of persons with Parkinson’s disease.
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