title: Normalization of voice in spasmodic dysphonia during transient global amnesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D010479:Pergolide; D007980:Levodopa