Apr 16, 2024 · Anyone following the US presidential race may have noticed independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a particularly harsh-sounding voice. The cause is a neurological condition called...

Jan 29, 2025 · Spasmodic dysphonia affects up to 50,000 people in North America, and is a subset of dystonia, a muscle contraction disorder that can affect many parts of the body. In one type of vocal dystonia ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary spasms in the vocal cords, making speech strained, breathy, or hoarse. It most commonly affects women ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. started developing symptoms of the condition in 1996. By Teddy Rosenbluth Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological condition that causes certain muscles in the “voice box ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaks with a raspy quiver in his voice. That’s because he has spasmodic dysphonia ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia at age 42, causing his voice to become raspy. Here's what to know about the chronic neurological speech disorder.

Jan 29, 2025 · Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes a strained voice. RFK Jr. says he has had the disorder for decades and treats it with Botox injections, a common treatment.

Jan 29, 2025 · Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare neurological disorder that causes a strained voice. RFK Jr. says he has had the disorder for decades and treats it with Botox injections, a common treatment. ... Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. President Trump has nominated Kennedy to ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Kennedy is one of an estimated 50,000 people in North America with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that creates a vocal tremble in mostly middle-aged people that usually lasts for ...

Apr 8, 2024 · Spasmodic dysphonia, a rare neurological condition, in which an abnormality in the brain’s neural network results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or close the vocal cords. My...