Journal Reviews

Persistent dysphonia due to cricothyroid muscle dystonia – should we be requesting laryngeal EMGs for non-resolving ‘functional’ dysphonia?

1 September 2016 | | Cricothyroid muscle, Laryngeal dystonia, Laryngeal electromyography, Spasmodic dysphonia

This article is an interesting report of a case of persistent voice problems affecting a 43-year-old physician that significantly compromised her ability to converse and communicate at work. Specifically, she had a fluctuating voice quality that would ‘choke off’, combined...

Spasmodic dysphonia – is greater awareness needed?

1 January 2016 | | Diagnostic delay, Larynx, Spasmodic dysphonia, Voice

Spasmodic dysphonia (SD) is a focal dystonia of the laryngeal musculature. Previously considered to be a rare disorder, it has more recently been suggested that SD is in fact not rare but is frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. This paper would...