Research Article

Effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment® LOUD on Japanese-Speaking Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

PatientsAge (years)SexPD duration (years)MDS-UPDRS Total (ON)MDS-UPDRS Part II-1 (speech)MDS-UPDRS Part III-1 (speech)HYRaven CPM

152F43211334
271M254322330
377M22312332
568M94411232
665F54022334
766M93712334
868M54022230
970M197411334
1069M137844320
1151F33331235
1260F33022328
1363M82600236
1474F131800230
1573F31811135
1667F101511129
1768M125733327
1855M51812329
1966M94702332
2085F105711432
2165M156221230
2268M42631230

The patients are listed in order of participation in the study. M: male; F: female; PD: Parkinson’s disease; MDS-UPDRS: Modified Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; HY: Hoehn & Yahr Scale stage; CPM: Colored Progressive Matrices.