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Functional laryngeal dyskinesia: an important cause of stridor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

V. Renz ,
J. Hern ,
P. Tostevin ,
T. Hung  and
M. Wyatt
V. Renz
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St George’s Hospital
J. Hern
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St George’s Hospital
P. Tostevin
Affiliation:
Frimley Park Hospital
T. Hung
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St George’s Hospital
M. Wyatt
Affiliation:
West Middlesex Hospital
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Abstract

Functional laryngeal dyskinesia is a disorder that presents with stridor. Failure to recognize its features can result in inappropriate investigation and treatment for a condition that has a psychogenic origin. The key feature in diagnosis is paradoxical vocal fold adduction on inspiration, as seen on fibre-optic nasendoscopy. This phenomenon together with the associated stridor may disappear after distraction techniques or when the patient is asleep. We present five such cases which presented to hospitals in south west London over a 12 month period.

Keywords

LarynxDyskinesiaStridor
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 10 , October 2000 , pp. 790 - 792
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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