Laryngeal Movement Disorders in Multiple System Atrophy: A Diagnostic Biomarker?

Florin Gandor, Annemarie Vogel, Inga Claus, Sigrid Ahring, Doreen Gruber, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Rainer Dziewas, Georg Ebersbach, Tobias Warnecke, Florin Gandor, Annemarie Vogel, Inga Claus, Sigrid Ahring, Doreen Gruber, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Rainer Dziewas, Georg Ebersbach, Tobias Warnecke

Abstract

Background: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder, and its parkinsonian variant can be difficult to delineate from Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite laryngeal dysfunction being associated with decreased life expectancy and quality of life, systematic assessments of laryngeal dysfunction in large cohorts are missing.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to systematically assess laryngeal dysfunction in MSA and PD and identify laryngeal symptoms that allow for differentiating MSA from PD.

Methods: Patients with probable or possible MSA underwent flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing performing a systematic task protocol. Findings were compared with an age-matched PD cohort.

Results: A total of 57 patients with MSA (64 [59-71] years; 35 women) were included, and task assessments during endoscopic examination compared with 57 patients with PD (67 [60-73]; 28 women). Patients with MSA had a shorter disease duration (4 [3-5] years vs 7 [5-10]; P < 0.0001) and higher disease severity (Hoehn & Yahr stage 4 [3-4] vs 3 [2-4]; P < 0.0001). Of the patients with MSA, 43.9% showed clinically overt laryngeal dysfunction with inspiratory stridor. During endoscopic task assessment, however, 93% of patients with MSA demonstrated laryngeal dysfunction in contrast with only 1.8% of patients with PD (P < 0.0001). Irregular arytenoid cartilages movements were present in 91.2% of patients with MSA, but in no patients with PD (P < 0.0001). Further findings included vocal fold motion impairment (75.4%), paradoxical vocal fold motion (33.3%), and vocal fold fixation (19.3%). One patient with PD showed vocal fold motion impairment.

Conclusion: Laryngeal movement disorders are highly prevalent in patients with MSA when assessed by a specific task protocol despite the lack of overt clinical symptoms. Our data suggest that irregular arytenoid cartilage movements could be used as a clinical marker to delineate MSA from PD with a specificity of 1.0 and sensitivity 0.9. © 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Keywords: FEES; differential diagnosis; irregular arytenoid cartilages movements; larynx; multiple system atrophy.

© 2020 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Figures

FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Vocal fold position during normal inspiration (a), normal expiration (b), phonation of "eee" (c), and sniffing (d) in a healthy subject (1) and patients with multiple system atrophy (MSA) (2,3,4). (1) Normal vocal fold motion with abduction during inspiration (a), slight adduction during expiration (b), near complete adduction during phonation (c), and near complete abduction during sniffing (d). (2) Example of vocal fold motion impairment (VFMI) in a patient with MSA with restricted vocal fold abduction during inspiration (a), pronounced vocal fold adduction during expiration (b), insufficient vocal fold adduction during phonation (c), and incomplete vocal fold abduction during sniffing (d). (3) Example of vocal fold fixation (VFF) in a patient with MSA with absent left vocal fold motion during inspiration (a), expiration (b), and sniffing (d) but normal vocal fold adduction during phonation (c). (4) Example of paradoxical vocal fold motion (PVFM) in a patient with MSA with paradoxical vocal fold adduction during inspiration (a), paradoxical vocal fold abduction during expiration (b), incomplete vocal fold adduction during phonation with consecutive activation of the false vocal folds (c), and paradoxical vocal fold adduction during sniffing (d).
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Frequency of laryngeal pathology in 57 patients with MSA. Data are n (percentage). iACM, irregular arytenoid cartilages movements; MSA, multiple system atrophy; PVFM, paradoxical vocal fold motion; VFMI, vocal fold motion impairment; VFF, vocal fold fixation.

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