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Tongue Body Kinematics in Parkinson’s Disease

Effects of Levodopa and Deep Brain Stimulation

by Tabea Thies (Author)
©2023 Thesis 228 Pages

Summary

Parkinson’s Disease affects not only gross motor but also speech motor control. Standard treatment options are drug treatment with levodopa and surgical treatment with deep brain stimulation. While both treatments are effective for gross motor symptoms, it is yet to be fully understood how speech responds to levodopa and deep brain stimulation. This thesis investigates the effect of both treatment options on the kinematic, acoustic and perceptual level in the same group of speakers with Parkinson’s disease for a first time

Details

Pages
228
Publication Year
2023
ISBN (PDF)
9783631898864
ISBN (ePUB)
9783631898871
ISBN (Hardcover)
9783631898857
DOI
10.3726/b20799
Language
English
Publication date
2023 (July)
Keywords
Parkinson’s Disease Treatment with Levadopa for Parkinson's disease Surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease
Published
Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien, 2023. 228 pp., 22 fig. col., 14 fig. b/w, 27 tables.

Biographical notes

Tabea Thies (Author)

Tabea Thies holds a PhD in Phonetics from the University of Cologne. She works at the interface of phonetics and neurology. Her research focuses on the acoustic and kinematic analysis of speech in individuals with movement disorders.

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