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Frequency of speech disruptions in Parkinson's Disease and developmental stuttering: A comparison among speech tasks
Fabiola Staróbole Juste1, Fernanda Chiarion Sassi1, Julia Biancalana Costa1
1Department of Speech-Language and Hearing Science, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
To analyze the frequency of speech disruptions across different speech tasks, comparing the performance of individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and DS.
Method:
Participants were 20 people with PD, 20 people with DS and 40 fluent individuals. Speech samples were recorded during monologue speech, choral and solo oral reading. Transcriptions of 200 fluent syllables were performed to identify stuttering-like disfluencies (SLDs) and other disfluencies (ODs).
Results:
People with PD presented significantly less speech disruptions when compared to people with DS, but significantly more speech disruptions than the control group. Stuttering-like disfluencies ocurred more frequently during monologue speech and solo oral reading for both PD and DS, whereas the control group did not present difference between these tasks.
Conclusion:
The stuttering pattern presented by people with PD is different from what is usually described as being neurogenic stuttering.