Spasmodic dysphonia is considered a task-specific type of dystonia, which means it affects regular speech. It’s less likely ...

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

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started developing symptoms of the condition in 1996. Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological condition ...

That said, it's considered a rare disorder. About 50,000 people in North America have spasmodic dysphonia, according to Dysphonia International. Everyone experiences spasmodic dysphonia ...

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's condition is called spasmodic dysphonia, which is a neurologic disorder that can affect the voice and speech by ...

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 ...

The lengthy sparked public interest in the cause of the 71-year-old's quivering voice: spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder. “I feel sorry for the people who have to listen to me ...

About 50,000 people in North America live with spasmodic dysphonia, according to Mount Sinai, and it most often starts in middle age. More women than men have the condition, and people who do a ...