Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the vocal cords, making speech strained ...

The neurological condition can cause people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to have voices that break and can sound “strangled.” ...

Kennedy is diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that impacts the muscles of the larynx, or the "voice box." President Donald Trump nominated Kennedy for the role last year. The Senate ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has struggled for decades with a rare disorder affecting his speech, causing his voice to sound strained and raspy when he speaks.

Kennedy, 71, previously revealed he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia when he was in his early 40s. "It began as a mild tremble for a couple of years ...

Kennedy Jr.'s voice. Spasmodic dysphonia is a chronic neurological voice disorder and a focal laryngeal dystonia. It results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or close the vocal folds ...

Spasmodic dysphonia (SD), sometimes referred to as laryngeal dystonia, is a rare neurological condition impacting the voice and speech that impacts approximately 50,000 people in North America. For ...

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testified before ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia in 1995. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing with the U.S Senate ...

Kennedy has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that impacts the muscles in the voice box, also known as the larynx, according to the National Institute on Deafness and ...