Laryngeal Uhthoff's phenomenon: a case report

Mult Scler. 1995 Nov;1(3):163-4. doi: 10.1177/135245859500100305.

Abstract

An Uhthoff-like phenomenon was recently observed in a patient with clinically definite MS who experienced transient dysphonia brought on by exertion and relieved by cooling. The patient's dysphonia was felt to be related to intermittent temperature-dependent conduction block associated with a demyelinating plaque in the region of the left nucleus ambiguus. We have termed the patient's intermittent dysphonia 'laryngeal Uhthoff's phenomenon'.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Body Temperature / physiology
  • Demyelinating Diseases / complications
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Diseases / etiology*
  • Laryngeal Diseases / physiopathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / complications
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
  • Voice Disorders / etiology*
  • Voice Disorders / physiopathology