Prosody and levodopa in Parkinsons disease

Objective Research is scarce regarding the use of prosodic parameters in the expression of attitudes in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the parameters used in prosodic expression of attitudes in individuals with idiopathic PD and the effect of levodopa on these pa...

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Main Authors: Luciana Lemos de Azevedo, Cesar Augusto da Conceicao Reis, Irene Soares de Souza, Francisco Eduardo Costa Cardoso
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2013-11-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001200835&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Luciana Lemos de Azevedo
Cesar Augusto da Conceicao Reis
Irene Soares de Souza
Francisco Eduardo Costa Cardoso
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Cesar Augusto da Conceicao Reis
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description Objective Research is scarce regarding the use of prosodic parameters in the expression of attitudes in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the parameters used in prosodic expression of attitudes in individuals with idiopathic PD and the effect of levodopa on these parameters. Method We studied the use of levodopa in 10 individuals with idiopathic PD during the “off” and “on” periods, and 10 individuals without neurological abnormalities. Results PD patients showed lower frequency measurements and longer duration measurements. The levodopa caused reduction in the duration parameter. Conclusion PD patients use prosody to express their attitudes in the same way as controls in both off and on periods. However, when attitudes are not taken into account, levodopa is effective in improving the duration parameter.
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spelling doaj-art-019629b72b064224b8e68bc5d48ae2de2025-08-20T03:22:29ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272013-11-01711183584010.1590/0004-282X20130141S0004-282X2013001200835Prosody and levodopa in Parkinsons diseaseLuciana Lemos de AzevedoCesar Augusto da Conceicao ReisIrene Soares de SouzaFrancisco Eduardo Costa CardosoObjective Research is scarce regarding the use of prosodic parameters in the expression of attitudes in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the parameters used in prosodic expression of attitudes in individuals with idiopathic PD and the effect of levodopa on these parameters. Method We studied the use of levodopa in 10 individuals with idiopathic PD during the “off” and “on” periods, and 10 individuals without neurological abnormalities. Results PD patients showed lower frequency measurements and longer duration measurements. The levodopa caused reduction in the duration parameter. Conclusion PD patients use prosody to express their attitudes in the same way as controls in both off and on periods. However, when attitudes are not taken into account, levodopa is effective in improving the duration parameter.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001200835&lng=en&tlng=endoenca de Parkinsonacustica da falalevodopavoz
spellingShingle Luciana Lemos de Azevedo
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title Prosody and levodopa in Parkinsons disease
title_full Prosody and levodopa in Parkinsons disease
title_fullStr Prosody and levodopa in Parkinsons disease
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title_short Prosody and levodopa in Parkinsons disease
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