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The goal of this retrospective study was the evaluation whether signs of synkinetic reinnervation in LS can be objectified in comparison to LEMG data.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Between 1\/2015 and 2\/2018, 50 patients with laryngostroboscopically suspected UVFP received routine LEMG examination. The LEMG findings were retrospectively compared with LS findings. The LEMG data analysis focused on the diagnosis of synkinetic reinnervation of the TA\/LCA and\/or PCA. The digital LS recordings were retrospectively re-evaluated by phoniatricians considering 22 selected laryngostroboscopic parameters.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>LEMG revealed synkinesis in 23 (46%) and absence of synkinesis in 27 (54%) patients. None of the 22 parameters showed significant association between patients with synkinetic reinnervation and LS findings. The only laryngostroboscopic parameter that was significantly associated with a silent LEMG signal compared to single fiber activity in LEMG was a length difference on the side of the UVFP (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value 0.0001; OR 14.5 (95% CI 3.047\u201366.81; Sensitivity 0.5; Specificity 0.9355).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our findings show that synkinesis cannot be diagnosed using only LS. This study underlines the importance of LEMG in clinical routine for detection of laryngeal synkinesis in patients with UVFP before any further therapeutic steps are initiated to avoid later therapy failure.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-021-06714-8","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]],"date-time":"2021-03-10T16:04:07Z","timestamp":1615392247000},"page":"2387-2395","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Diagnostic limitation of laryngostroboscopy in comparison to laryngeal electromyography in synkinesis in unilateral vocal fold paralysis"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"278","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5388-3503","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isabella","family":"Stanisz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthias","family":"Leonhard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Doris-Maria","family":"Denk-Linnert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Berit","family":"Schneider-Stickler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"6714_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"694","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-199905000-00003","volume":"109","author":"MK Wani","year":"1999","unstructured":"Wani MK, Woodson GE (1999) Paroxysmal laryngospasm after laryngeal nerve injury. 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