title: [Speech therapy for the dysarthria of Parkinson's disease].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dysarthria is frequent in Parkinson's disease and impairs communication.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Use of levodopa or surgical procedures does not significantly improve speech. Traditional speech therapy can lead to improvement of dysarthria, and intensive programs have recently showed substantial beneficial effects on parkinsonian dysarthria.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More work is needed to evaluate speech treatment efficacy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Earlier and more frequent speech therapy in parkinsonian dysarthria patients may contribute to better quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier de Boulogne-sur-Mer et EA 2683, CHRU, Lille.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozsancak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Auzou
mesh_terms: D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods*