Adductor spasmodic dysphonia: A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to slam together. See: spasmodic dysphonia.
Fact sheet on abductor and adductor SD, with links to audio clips, diagnostic information, reviews of medical and surgical approaches, and national listings for ...
The voice of someone with adductor spasmodic dysphonia is commonly described as strained or strangled and full of effort. The spasms are usually absent—and the voice ...
I feel this reflects an improvement in the ability of ENTs to better recognize MTD and how it can be distinguished from adductor spasmodic dysphonia.
In 1980, Isshiki et al introduced a laryngeal framework surgery (laryngoplasty) for patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (SD). [5] This technique permits ...
S.J. Pedde. Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia. I remember, back in the 1950s, reading Zane Grey novels about the early American west. Grey frequently used the term 'laconic ...