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Abnormal pitch

MedGen UID:
536241
•Concept ID:
C0234791
•
Finding
Synonym: Pitch perturbation
SNOMED CT: Abnormal pitch (66642002); Pitch perturbation (66642002)
 
HPO: HP:5200005

Definition

Persistently abnormally high or low-pitched vocalization or speech than is considered the norm for the context of social situation or significantly different from baseline of the individual. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stridor in multiple system atrophy: Consensus statement on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
Cortelli P, Calandra-Buonaura G, Benarroch EE, Giannini G, Iranzo A, Low PA, Martinelli P, Provini F, Quinn N, Tolosa E, Wenning GK, Abbruzzese G, Bower P, Alfonsi E, Ghorayeb I, Ozawa T, Pacchetti C, Pozzi NG, Vicini C, Antonini A, Bhatia KP, Bonavita J, Kaufmann H, Pellecchia MT, Pizzorni N, Schindler A, Tison F, Vignatelli L, Meissner WG
Neurology 2019 Oct 1;93(14):630-639. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008208. PMID: 31570638Free PMC Article
Hoarseness: contemporary diagnosis and management.
Garrett CG, Ossoff RH
Compr Ther 1995 Dec;21(12):705-10. PMID: 8789134
Neonatal withdrawal syndrome: associated drugs and pharmacologic management.
Levy M, Spino M
Pharmacotherapy 1993 May-Jun;13(3):202-11. PMID: 8321734

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Listener Detection of Objectively Validated Acoustic Features of Speech in Huntington's Disease.
Chan JCS, Stout JC, Shirbin CA, Vogel AP
J Huntingtons Dis 2022;11(1):71-79. doi: 10.3233/JHD-210501. PMID: 34974436
Listeners with congenital amusia are sensitive to context uncertainty in melodic sequences.
Quiroga-Martinez DR, Tillmann B, Brattico E, Cholvy F, Fornoni L, Vuust P, Caclin A
Neuropsychologia 2021 Jul 30;158:107911. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107911. PMID: 34102187
Characteristics of Functional Dysphonia in Children.
Yang J, Xu W
J Voice 2020 Jan;34(1):156.e1-156.e4. Epub 2018 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.07.027. PMID: 30172669
Deviations of the visual upright in three dimensions in disorders of the brainstem: a clinical exploration.
Frisén L
Brain 2010 Dec;133(Pt 12):3541-51. Epub 2010 Sep 13 doi: 10.1093/brain/awq241. PMID: 20837501
Speech disorders in systemic amyloidosis.
Burroughs EI, Aronson AE, Duffy JR, Kyle RA
Br J Disord Commun 1991 Aug;26(2):201-6. doi: 10.3109/13682829109012003. PMID: 1777399

Diagnosis

Pupillometry reveals effects of pitch manipulation within and across words on listening effort and short-term memory.
Zhang Y, Sares A, Delage A, Lehmann A, Deroche M
Sci Rep 2024 Sep 30;14(1):22595. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73320-z. PMID: 39349635Free PMC Article
Listener Detection of Objectively Validated Acoustic Features of Speech in Huntington's Disease.
Chan JCS, Stout JC, Shirbin CA, Vogel AP
J Huntingtons Dis 2022;11(1):71-79. doi: 10.3233/JHD-210501. PMID: 34974436
Listeners with congenital amusia are sensitive to context uncertainty in melodic sequences.
Quiroga-Martinez DR, Tillmann B, Brattico E, Cholvy F, Fornoni L, Vuust P, Caclin A
Neuropsychologia 2021 Jul 30;158:107911. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107911. PMID: 34102187
Characteristics of Functional Dysphonia in Children.
Yang J, Xu W
J Voice 2020 Jan;34(1):156.e1-156.e4. Epub 2018 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.07.027. PMID: 30172669
Abnormal pitch--time interference in congenital amusia: evidence from an implicit test.
Pfeuty M, Peretz I
Atten Percept Psychophys 2010 Apr;72(3):763-74. doi: 10.3758/APP.72.3.763. PMID: 20348581

Therapy

Carbamazepine-induced abnormal pitch perception.
Yoshikawa H, Abe T
Brain Dev 2003 Mar;25(2):127-9. doi: 10.1016/s0387-7604(02)00155-9. PMID: 12581810
Reversible pitch perception deficit caused by carbamazepine.
Miyaoka T, Seno H, Itoga M, Horiguchi J
Clin Neuropharmacol 2000 Jul-Aug;23(4):219-21. doi: 10.1097/00002826-200007000-00010. PMID: 11020128
Reversible pitch perception deficit due to carbamazepine.
Kashihara K, Imai K, Shiro Y, Shohmori T
Intern Med 1998 Sep;37(9):774-5. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.37.774. PMID: 9804087

Prognosis

Listeners with congenital amusia are sensitive to context uncertainty in melodic sequences.
Quiroga-Martinez DR, Tillmann B, Brattico E, Cholvy F, Fornoni L, Vuust P, Caclin A
Neuropsychologia 2021 Jul 30;158:107911. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107911. PMID: 34102187

Clinical prediction guides

Listener Detection of Objectively Validated Acoustic Features of Speech in Huntington's Disease.
Chan JCS, Stout JC, Shirbin CA, Vogel AP
J Huntingtons Dis 2022;11(1):71-79. doi: 10.3233/JHD-210501. PMID: 34974436
Listeners with congenital amusia are sensitive to context uncertainty in melodic sequences.
Quiroga-Martinez DR, Tillmann B, Brattico E, Cholvy F, Fornoni L, Vuust P, Caclin A
Neuropsychologia 2021 Jul 30;158:107911. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107911. PMID: 34102187
Characteristics of Functional Dysphonia in Children.
Yang J, Xu W
J Voice 2020 Jan;34(1):156.e1-156.e4. Epub 2018 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.07.027. PMID: 30172669
The basis of musical consonance as revealed by congenital amusia.
Cousineau M, McDermott JH, Peretz I
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 Nov 27;109(48):19858-63. Epub 2012 Nov 12 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1207989109. PMID: 23150582Free PMC Article
Deviations of the visual upright in three dimensions in disorders of the brainstem: a clinical exploration.
Frisén L
Brain 2010 Dec;133(Pt 12):3541-51. Epub 2010 Sep 13 doi: 10.1093/brain/awq241. PMID: 20837501

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