Normalization of voice in spasmodic dysphonia during transient global amnesia.
We report on the case of a 69-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease and long-standing history of spasmodic dysphonia that reversed during an episode of transient global amnesia (TGA). To our knowledge, this phenomenon has not been reported before. We suggest possible mechanisms by which the pathophysiology of dystonia could reverse during TGA.
Kishore
Asha
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Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lang
Anthony E
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D000368:Aged; D020236:Amnesia, Transient Global / Q000150:complications*; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D010479:Pergolide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D014834:Voice Training
D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D010479:Pergolide; D007980:Levodopa