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DROOLING IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE: A NOVEL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY INTERVENTION
Author(s) -
Marks Lizzy,
Turner Kirsten,
O'Sullivan John,
Deighton Belinda,
Lees Andrew
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682820109177898
Subject(s) - drooling , swallowing , metronome , parkinson's disease , psychology , medicine , saliva , intervention (counseling) , dysarthria , dysphagia , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , audiology , disease , surgery , psychiatry , pathology , rhythm
Drooling and difficulty swallowing saliva are commonly reported in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Drooling in PD is the result of swallowing difficulties rather than excessive saliva production. Currently, there is little research into the effectiveness of treatments to reduce drooling. The aims of the study were to develop objective measures of saliva volume and drooling for PD and to assess the efficacy of two therapeutic strategies to control drooling, i.e. specific speech and language therapy (SLT) including a portable metronome brooch to cue swallowing and injections of botulinum toxin into both parotid glands to reduce the amount of saliva produced. This paper will describe the assessments used, including the measurement of saliva, swallowing and drooling. The main focus will be the strategies used in the SLT intervention. The preliminary results are presented.