Developmental stuttering and Parkinson's disease: the effects of levodopa treatment

Authors
Anderson, JM Hughes, JD Rothi, LJG Crucian, GP Heilman, KM
Citation
Jm. Anderson et al., Developmental stuttering and Parkinson's disease: the effects of levodopa treatment, J NE NE PSY, 66(6), 1999, pp. 776-778
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
00223050 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
776 - 778
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3050(199906)66:6<776:DSAPDT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The effects of dopamine on developmental stuttering was studied in a 44 yea r old man with developmental stuttering and Parkinson's disease during thre e levodopa "on" periods and three "off" periods. When compared with the "of f" periods, during the "on" periods he demonstrated an increase of speech d ysfluencies. These findings lend support to the dopamine hypothesis of deve lopmental stuttering.