A Case Report of Lou Gehrig's Disease Presenting with Rhinolalia Aperta in Its Early Stage.
- Author:
Hung Soo KANG
1
;
Mi Hwa YOON
;
Jin Pyeong KIM
;
Sea Yuong JEON
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. syjeon@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lou Gehrig's disease;
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
Motor neuron disease;
Rhinolia aperta
- MeSH:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis;
Extremities;
Motor Neuron Disease;
Motor Neurons;
Muscle Cramp;
Muscle Weakness;
Muscles;
Nose;
Speech Disorders;
Speech Intelligibility;
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency;
Voice
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(12):1151-1154
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lou Gehrig's disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a chronic progressive motor neuron disease of an unknown etiology, characterized by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration with a resultant progressive weakness of bulbar muscles or the extremities. The early symptoms may include twitching, cramping, muscle weakness of distal extremities and slurred nasal speech. Rhinolalia aperta is abnormal speech attributable to inadequate velopharyngeal closure. Hypernasality is thequality of voice in which the emission of air through the nose is excessive due to velopharyngeal insufficiency so that the voice is highpitched and speech intelligibility deteriorates. We experienced a rare case of Lou Gehrig's disease presenting with rhinolia aperta in its early stage. We report the case with a literature review.
