Diagnosis of unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: Laryngeal electromyography, subjective rating scales, acoustic and aerodynamic measures

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-364

  Bielamowicz, Steven ^a   Stager, Sheila V ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; EMG; Laryngeal EMG; Larynx; Paralysis; Paresis; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LARYNGEAL ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LARYNX; LARYNX INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE TONE; PERCEPTION; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REINNERVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TONOMETER; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; SPEECH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHONATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 33645524533     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000199743.99527.9F     Document Type: Review

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