Performance of the phonatory deviation diagram in monitoring voice quality before and after voice exercise in individuals with Parkinson's Disease.

Purpose: To assess the performance of the phonatory deviation diagram and its measurements in monitoring voice quality before and after voice exercise in individuals with Parkinson's Disease.

Methods: Retrospective and documentary study. A sample of 30 subjects was used, 50% male, with a mean age of 62.

Electrical activity of the masseter and supra hyoid muscles during swallowing of patients with multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: characterize the swallowing muscles electromyographic activity in EM.

Methods: we evaluated 60 individuals being 30 with definitive diagnosis in EMG and 30 without neurologic changes. Volunteers provided personal data through interview, and we also obtained data from clinical records on the time of diagnosis, disease clinic form and the EDSS scale score.

Characterization of aphasia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Purpose: Characterize the profile of aphasic syndromes determined by aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) of the left middle cerebral artery (LMCA).

Methods: An analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted using a database of cognitive assessments of 193 patients with aSAH admitted to Hospital da Restauração between March 2007 and November 2009. Of these, a total of 26 patients with aSAH in the LMCA territory confirmed by digital angiography were selected.