Acoustic Investigation of Vocal Quality following Treatment for Childhood Cerebellar Tumour

Cornwell, P. L., Murdoch, B. E., Ward, E. C. and Kellie, S. (2004) Acoustic Investigation of Vocal Quality following Treatment for Childhood Cerebellar Tumour. Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica, 56 2: 93-107.


Author Cornwell, P. L.
Murdoch, B. E.
Ward, E. C.
Kellie, S.
Title Acoustic Investigation of Vocal Quality following Treatment for Childhood Cerebellar Tumour
Journal name Folia Phoniatrica Et Logopaedica  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank C)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2004
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1159/000076061
Volume number 56
Issue number 2
ISSN 1021-7762
Start page 93
End page 107
Total pages 15
Editor H. K. Schutte (Editor-in-Chief)
Place of publication Switzerland
Publisher S. Karger AG
Collection year 2004
Language eng
Subject C1
321025 Rehabilitation and Therapy - Hearing and Speech
730303 Occupational, speech and physiotherapy
Abstract The aim of the study was firstly to document the acoustic parameters of voice using the Multidimensional Voice Program (MDVP, Kay Elemetrics) in a group of children with dysarthria subsequent to treatment for cerebellar tumour (CT). Then, secondly, compare the acoustic findings to perceptual voice characteristics as described by the GIRBAS (grade, instability, roughness, breathiness, asthenicity, strain). The assessments were performed on 29 voice samples; 9 cerebellar tumour participants with dysarthria, and 20 control participants. None of the control voices were rated as exhibiting any of the six parameters described by the GIRBAS, while 7 of the CT participants were noted to have at least a mild voice disorder. Roughness, instability, breathiness and asthenicity were all identified as voice characteristics in the CT voice samples. Acoustically, the CT voice samples differed significantly from the controls' voices on frequency and amplitude perturbation measures. Our findings confirmed voice dysfunction as a component of dysarthria in children treated for cerebellar tumour, and discussed the links between acoustic and perceptual descriptions. Copyright (C) 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Keyword Acoustic Voice Analysis
Childhood Dysarthria
Voice Quality
Dysphonia
Dysarthria
Perception
Disorders
Injury
Rehabilitation
Q-Index Code C1

 
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