Smoothed cepstral peak prominence(CPPs)is a measurement of the distance from the prominent cepstral peak to the linear regression line directly beneath it.Variations of CPPs data acquisition and analysis lead to the c...Smoothed cepstral peak prominence(CPPs)is a measurement of the distance from the prominent cepstral peak to the linear regression line directly beneath it.Variations of CPPs data acquisition and analysis lead to the complexity of the clinical cut-off values,and there are no agreeable values for a specific voice disorder,such as hypokinetic dysarthria associated with Parkinson’s disease(PD).This study examined the CPPs in people with hypokinetic dysarthria associated with PD compared with healthy participants.Results demonstrated significant differences in speech tasks of sustained vowel and connected speech,with CPPs of connected speech more sensitive to dysphonia and gender difference in PD participants.Males in PD participants presented higher CPPs for sustained vowels and lower CPPs for connected speech than females.It is implied that a consistent clinical application protocol is necessary,and multiple acoustic measures are needed to ensure the accuracy of clinical decisions.展开更多
Disorders of speech and communication that affect the elderly population may result from stroke, cancer, disease of the larynx, Parkinson＇s disease, or other neurological disorders. They vary widely and include diffi...Disorders of speech and communication that affect the elderly population may result from stroke, cancer, disease of the larynx, Parkinson＇s disease, or other neurological disorders. They vary widely and include difficulty speaking and understanding verbal and/or written information. In many cases, the effects of speech impairments may be overwhelming and frustrating for the patient and caregiver. This paper presents the definition, causes, and classification of aphasia. We have a better understanding of aphasia from the perspectives of phonological disorders, syntactic disorders, and pragmatic disorders. As the study of aphasia and linguistics are closely related, a combination of them will make the study of aphasia more accurate.展开更多
文摘Smoothed cepstral peak prominence(CPPs)is a measurement of the distance from the prominent cepstral peak to the linear regression line directly beneath it.Variations of CPPs data acquisition and analysis lead to the complexity of the clinical cut-off values,and there are no agreeable values for a specific voice disorder,such as hypokinetic dysarthria associated with Parkinson’s disease(PD).This study examined the CPPs in people with hypokinetic dysarthria associated with PD compared with healthy participants.Results demonstrated significant differences in speech tasks of sustained vowel and connected speech,with CPPs of connected speech more sensitive to dysphonia and gender difference in PD participants.Males in PD participants presented higher CPPs for sustained vowels and lower CPPs for connected speech than females.It is implied that a consistent clinical application protocol is necessary,and multiple acoustic measures are needed to ensure the accuracy of clinical decisions.
文摘Disorders of speech and communication that affect the elderly population may result from stroke, cancer, disease of the larynx, Parkinson＇s disease, or other neurological disorders. They vary widely and include difficulty speaking and understanding verbal and/or written information. In many cases, the effects of speech impairments may be overwhelming and frustrating for the patient and caregiver. This paper presents the definition, causes, and classification of aphasia. We have a better understanding of aphasia from the perspectives of phonological disorders, syntactic disorders, and pragmatic disorders. As the study of aphasia and linguistics are closely related, a combination of them will make the study of aphasia more accurate.
