Parkinson'
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Parkinson's disease patients who undergo deep brain stimulation in Nagoya university hospital. 2. Patients of cerebellar and upper/lower motor neuron disease in Nagoya university hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with further neurological disease, severe cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorders that may hinder the assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Characteristics of speech rhythm disturbance in Parkinson's disease patients differs from the cerebellar, upper/lower motor neuron disorders patients. Acoustically, we'll use the syllable repetition /pa/. To assess the speech intelligibility and speech characteristics we use perceptual assessment. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Neurology