Airflow tracking in patients with ataxic disorders.
Authors: Deger K, Ziegler W, Wessel K
Year: 1999
Source: Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 13(6):433-447.
Web of Science ® Times Cited: 4
Abstract: Expiratory airflow control was tracked in 17 cerebellar disorder patients and 25 normal controls. An aerometer recorded airflow rate, visually fed back on a computer screen. Cerebellar disorder patients showed remarkable tracking deficits compared to the controls. Their tracking impairment had less related to perceptual and acoustic measures of dysarthria than to clinical ataxia scores based on limb examinations. Tracking skills did not improve over repetitive trials. However, there was a significant training-related gain in initiation of tracking tasks, which indicates a specific impairment of the tracking process.(CIRRIE Abstract)
Institution: EKN Entwicklung. Klin. Neuropsychol., Dachauerstr. 164, 80992 Munchen, Germany
Language: English
Subject headings: Abstracts, Brain damage, Brain injuries, Computers, Etiology, Motor skills, Neurological disorders, Rehabilitation, Speech impairments