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. 2024 Feb 21;18:1331816. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1331816

TABLE 2.

Participant demographics for the PD-DBS speaker group.

ID Sex Age MoCA Years post-diagnosis Years since DBS surgery PD medications LEED (mg) Deviant perceptual characteristics
01 M 60 24 12 2 Levodopa, amantadine 300 Hoarse, breathy voice, monopitch, imprecise consonants, prolonged intervals
02 F 71 16 25 9 Levodopa 50 Hoarse, breathy voice, imprecise consonants, short rushes, fast rate
03 M 63 24 18 9 Amantadine, levodopa 430 Mild hypophonia, imprecise consonants, short rushes, high pitch
04 M 73 20 12 4 Levodopa NA Strained-strangled voice, imprecise consonants, prolonged phonemes, slow rate
05 M 56 27 16 6 Levodopa NA Harsh voice, imprecise consonants
06 M 59 16 13 5 Levodopa, amantadine, Sinemet NA Mild hypophonia, imprecise consonants, high pitch
07 F 69 25 16 3 Levodopa 550 Moderate hypophonia, strained-strangled voice, audible inspiration, voice breaks
08 M 66 28 14 6 Levodopa NA mild hypophonia, strained-strangled voice, pitch breaks, imprecise consonants
09 M 55 28 8 1 Levodopa 500 Imprecise consonants, hoarse voice, short rushes, fast rate
10 M 66 23 4 3 Levodopa 150 High pitch, hypernasality, imprecise consonants, short rushes
11 M 60 25 12 4 Levodopa, ropinirole NA Harsh, breathy voice, imprecise consonants, audible inspirations
12 M 66 28 14 7 Levodopa 500 Mild hypophonia, imprecise consonants, short rushes, fast rate
13 M 72 22 15 4 Levodopa 600 Imprecise consonants, breathy voice

PD, Parkinson’s disease; DBS, deep brain stimulation; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; LEED, levodopa equivalent daily dose. Deviant perceptual characteristics for the PD groups correspond to features noted during the habitual monolog speech samples.