Laryngeal Dystonia: Multidisciplinary Update on Terminology, Pathophysiology, and Research Priorities.
Kristina SimonyanJulie Barkmeier-KraemerAndrew BlitzerMark HallettJohn F HoudeTeresa Jacobson KimberleyLaurie J OzeliusMichael J PitmanRobert Mark RichardsonNutan SharmaKristine Tannernull nullPublished in: Neurology (2021)
Research priorities should be guided by challenges in clinical management of laryngeal dystonia. Identification of disorder-specific biomarkers would allow the development of novel diagnostic tools and unified measures of treatment outcome. Elucidation of the critical nodes within neural networks that cause or modulate symptoms would allow the development of targeted therapies that address the underlying pathophysiology. Given the rarity of laryngeal dystonia, future rapid research progress may be facilitated by multicenter, national and international collaborations.