Week 8 Quiz resource

Front

Vocal tremor

Back

Rhythmic, regular variations in pitch - best observed perceptually during sustained vowels

Front

Adductor spasmodic dysphonia

Back

Neurological disorder with spasms of the TVFs, particularly during VOICED sounds

Front

Denervation

Back

Loss or blocking of nerve supply

Front

Neurological voice disorders involve damage to what?

Back

The central or peripheral nervous system

Front

Are neurological voice disorders related to a disease process?

Back

Yes - stroke, Parkinson's disease, spasmodic dysphonia, etc. are all related to the impact of a disease process

Front

Can voice symptoms be part of a motor speech disorder?

Back

Yes

Front

Types of dysarthria (7)

Back

Flaccid

Spastic

Hypokinetic

Hyperkinetic

Ataxic

Unilateral upper motor neuron

Mixed

Front

Why does vocal fold paralysis often occur after cardiothoracic surgery?

Back

Because of the course of the recurrent laryngeal branch of the cranial nerve.

It travels into the chest cavity, then back upwards to the larynx

Front

Positions of paralysis

Back

Abducted (fully open - aphonia)

Adducted (closed - can voice but have difficulty breathing)

Paramedian (paralyzed somewhere in between open and closed - may have some voicing)

Front

Bilateral vocal fold paralysis

Back

Occurs when both the right and left recurrent laryngeal nerves are damaged.

If paralysis is in the adducted or paramedian positions: May require tracheostomy due to shortness of breath