From the Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center (C.G., Y.A.L.P., P.S., W.M.v.d.F., R.O.), and Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (W.M.v.d.F.), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.T.T.Y., X.Z., N.S.), Clinical Imaging Research Centre, N1 Institute for Health and Memory Networks Program, National University of Singapore; Montreal Neurological Institute (J.W.V.), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (X.Z.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (E.C.M.), Stanford University, CA; Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (B.L.M., H.J.R., R.L.J., G.D.R.), University of California, San Francisco; Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; and Clinical Memory Research Unit (R.O.), Lund University, Sweden.
State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, West China Hospital of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of vocal cord lesions in patients with representative autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthri...
A total of 31 SLE/RA patients (14 SLE and 17 RA) complicated with vocal cord lesions (SLE/RA-VC group) who had been admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital were retrieved from the electronic...
Vocal cord paralysis (n = 12, 38.7%) and vocal cord mass (n = 14, 45.2%) were the most common types of vocal cord lesions in this cohort. Unilateral lesions were more common than bilateral lesions (67...
The association of vocal cord lesions with disease activity can be observed in SLE patients but not in RA patients. Vocal cord lesions in SLE/RA patients should be considered as a part of the systemic...
Vocal cord dysfunction is an upper-airway disorder characterized by exaggerated and transient glottic constriction causing respiratory and laryngeal symptoms. Common presentation is with inspiratory s...
We performed a retrospective chart review of all the subjects with a new diagnosis of vocal cord dysfunction who were seen at the out-patient pulmonary practice at our children's hospital between Janu...
The incidence of vocal cord dysfunction in 2019 was found to be 5.2%, (41/786 subjects seen) compared to 10.3% (47/457 subjects seen) in 2020, which is a nearly 100% increase in incidence (...
It is important to recognize that vocal cord dysfunction has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, physicians treating pediatric patients, as well as respiratory therapists, should be...
Sulcus vocalis (SV) is a longitudinal groove in the free edge of the true vocal cord. It may impair phonation with incomplete glottic closure, phonasthenia and hoarseness. This study aims to detect a ...
A retrospective study was carried out on patients who underwent transoral surgery due to benign vocal fold lesions and were selected according to strict criteria. Patients were divided into a group wi...
The study included 232 vocal cord lesions in 229 patients: 62.88% were females whose mean age was 46.61 ± 14.04. The most frequent diseases were polyps (37.94%), nodules (18.53%) and Reinke's edema (2...
This study did not detect a cause-effect relationship between SV and benign vocal fold lesions. SV within vocal fold lesions is more common in younger patients, suggesting a congenital nature of SV. I...
Chondrolaryngoplasty is a surgical procedure that reduces a prominent thyroid cartilage. Demand for chondrolaryngoplasty has significantly increased over recent years in transgender women and nonbinar...
Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy is a rare but important complication after endarterectomy (CEA). The impact on voice quality after this procedure is also important. The aim of the study was to assess ...
200 patients were enrolled in the study. Inclusion criteria were indications for CEA and patient consent to the procedure. Endoscopic examination of the larynx was performed before the procedure, imme...
In the study group, the results on the GRBAS scale were significantly worse and the average MPT was shorter compared to the control group. In the V-RQOL assessment, patients rated their voice as fair ...
Cranial nerves paralysis, including the recurrent laryngeal nerve, are a common complication after CEA. Majority the paralysis is transient, but requires appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedu...
This systematic review aims to provide an overview of the current evidence-base for paediatric surgical reinnervation in unilateral and bilateral vocal fold palsies in clinical practice. We aim to ass...
A systematic literature review was performed and reported according to international PRISMA recommendations. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases for relevant publi...
Our systematic PRISMA approach resulted in 19 papers being selected for inclusion and analysis with 179 patients undergoing reinnervation (153 unilateral, 26 bilateral). The youngest patient was 1.9 y...
The current published evidence on one-hundred and seventy-nine paediatric surgical reinnervation procedures demonstrates its role as a safe and effective treatment for both unilateral and bilateral vo...
Pediatric bilateral vocal cord immobility (BVCI) represents a severe life-threatening condition that often causes severe dyspnea. Endoscopic arytenoid lateral abduction (EALA) is a relatively new, sec...
Twenty-one pediatric patients with BVCI underwent EALA. Eleven out of 21 patients had tracheostomy at the time of surgery. Pre and postoperative functional assessments included endoscopic evaluation, ...
Postoperative endoscopy showed glottic airway improvement in all patients. Average time for decannulation was 4.6 weeks. One patient has not yet been decannulated. No major complications occurred. In ...
EALA represents a simple, safe and effective solution in pediatric patients with BVCI, avoiding tracheostomy, allowing early decannulation, preserving swallowing function, and maintaining good quality...
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Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography has been utilized to document vocal cord mobility in the adult perioperative thyroidectomy setting with variable success. The aims of this study were to assess...
This is a prospective blinded-assessor study. Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound and flexible laryngoscopy were performed in two pediatric settings: perioperative thyroid surgery and inpatient consul...
A total of 83 paired laryngoscopy and ultrasound assessments were performed, 39 for perioperative thyroidectomy and 44 for inpatient consultation. The majority had normal vocal cord mobility (65/83, 7...
We were able to utilize transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound to successfully visualize vocal cord mobility in almost all pediatric patients with a high degree of specificity. The modality has limitatio...
Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is a rare condition caused by lesions within the dentato-rubro-olivary pathway, resulting in ocular nystagmus and palatal myoclonus (oculopalatal tremor) but no...
A 33 year old male presented initially with acute hydrocephalus on the background of previous ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting for previously treated medulloblastoma. After revision of the VP shunt,...
Dystonia is a rarely reported phenomenon in HOD but is not unexpected with the inferior olivary nucleus implicated in dystonic disorders. We report the association of HOD with bilateral vocal cord add...
Tyrosine-rich or tyrosine-like crystalloids (TC) were initially described in salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma. The presence of TC in non-neoplastic tissues is rare, and it has been reported exclusiv...
Review of consecutive laryngectomy specimens in which the cassette summary documented parasagittal section sampling of the right and left vocal folds and the anterior commissure. Data collected includ...
Of 86 laryngectomy specimens, 16 (19%) contained amphophilic to eosinophilic TC. The study cohort included 11 males and 5 females, aged 37 to 85 years (mean 62, median 63). Laryngectomy surgery was pe...
TCs are predominantly reported as admixed with a neoplasm, however this study confirms that TC can also occur in non-neoplastic tissues of the larynx. There was no clear relationship between the prese...
