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Spastic DysphoniaAka: Spasmodic Dysphonia

See also
1. Hoarseness
Pathophysiology
1. Neurogenic causes in most cases
2. Psychogenic in some cases surrounding life stressors
Symptoms
1. Jerky, poorly coordinated voice
  1. Variations in pitch and intensity
  2. Strained or strangled sound
2. Normal during singing, crying and laughing
Signs
1. Hyperadduction of the true and false vocal cords
Management
1. Psychogenic Dysphonia
  1. Speech pathology
2. Neurogenic Dysphonia
  1. Local injection Botulinum toxin into vocal folds

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