Hallmarks of Parkinson’s-Speech
- Quiet voice/hypophonia
- Sloppy articulation - excess noise due to frication
- Visualization of the vocal folds
Treatment Approaches
- LSVT LOUD (formally Lee Silverman Voice Therapy)
- SPEAK OUT (Parkinson’s Voice Project)
- PLVT (Pitch Limited Voice Therapy)
- Apps
Articulation Difficulties & Fluency Disorders
- Parkinson’s Swallowing
- Drooling and risk for swallowing dysfunction
- Potential impacts for each stage of swallowing
- Emerging tools and other possible ways to help
- Other interventions with strong evidence
Cognition – The Intersection of Language and Cognition
- Influence of other cognitive domains
- Attention
- Set shifting
- Disinhibition
- Executive function