Kennedy has said he has spasmodic dysphonia. It is a voice disorder characterized by involuntary spasms in the muscles that control the vocal cords, or folds. This causes difficulty in speaking ...

Kennedy has a rare disorder called spasmodic dysphonia — a spasm of the vocal muscles. Kennedy is one of an estimated 50,000 people in North America with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological ...

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered questions during the second day of the Senate confirmation hearings for his nomination to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, many people have ...

Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to lead ... DO confirms to be “a neurological disorder called spasmodic dysphonia.” The ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia at age 42, causing his voice to become raspy On Wednesday, Jan.

Kennedy, Junior is Trump’s nominee ... and it can be very diffIcult,” she explained. So in 1999, Rose started a spasmodic ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s strained voice, due to spasmodic dysphonia (SD), has drawn ridicule and highlighted the need for greater awareness of the condition. SD, a neurological voice disorder ...

Rose Kennedy, had the same gravelly voice, which suggests she may also have had the disorder. Recent research has suggested spasmodic dysphonia could run in families, though a specific gene has ...