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Identifying appropriate patients for evaluation

It’s important to identify appropriate patients to refer for laryngoscopy and evaluation for treatment with PROLARYN GEL or PROLARYN PLUS injectable implants. Four appropriate patients are presented here for your reference.

Parkinson’s Patient—Joseph V.*

*Not an actual patient.

  • Age: 62
  • Diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
  • Confirmed via SPECT brain imaging (striatal dopamine transporter visualization) and positive response to levodopa trial therapy
  • Modified Hoehn and Yahr stage: 2.5 (mild bilateral disease with recovery on pull test)
  • Patient presents with subjective hoarse and breathy phonation
  • Referred to ENT for examination
  • Laryngoscopy confirms:
    • Bowing of true vocal cords
    • Persistent glottal gap
  • Joseph V. is a candidate for vocal fold medialization with PROLARYN PLUS

*Not an actual patient.

Stroke Patient—Robert M.*

*Not an actual patient.

  • Age: 55
  • Diagnosed with ischemic stroke
  • Patient had an acute onset of vertigo, imbalance, and numbness of the right half of the face, with dysphonia and dysphagia; the dysphagia involves both solids and liquids and is associated with gagging, coughing, and choking episodes
  • The examination was consistent with Wallenberg’s syndrome (lateral medullary syndrome); imaging confirmed a medullary infarct in the territory of the right posterior-inferior cerebellar artery
  • Referred to ENT for examination
  • Laryngoscopy confirms:
    • Vocal cord paresis
    • Persistent glottal gap
  • Robert M. is a candidate for vocal fold augmentation with PROLARYN GEL to evaluate augmentation before making a decision to undergo long-term augmentation with PROLARYN PLUS

*Not an actual patient.

Oncology Patient—Jeff S.*

*Not an actual patient.

  • Age: 53
  • Diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer with grossly uninvolved larynx
  • Received 65 Gy of whole-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
  • Patient presents with hoarseness
  • Referred to ENT for examination
  • Laryngoscopy confirms:
    • Bilateral vocal fold atrophy
    • Persistent glottal gap
  • Jeff S. is a candidate for short-term vocal fold medialization with PROLARYN GEL to evaluate augmentation before making a decision to undergo long-term augmentation with PROLARYN PLUS

*Not an actual patient.

Surgical Trauma Patient—Sharon C.*

*Not an actual patient.

  • Age: 55
  • Diagnosed with vocal fold insufficiency due to surgical trauma—inadvertent injury to superior laryngeal nerve
  • Confirmed via history and clinical exam
  • 4 weeks’ post-surgical extubation, patient presents with weak, breathy voice and aspiration difficulties
  • Referred to ENT for examination
  • Laryngoscopy confirms:
    • Paresis of left true vocal cords
    • Persistent glottal gap
  • Sharon C. is a candidate for vocal fold augmentation with PROLARYN GEL to evaluate augmentation before making a decision to undergo long-term augmentation with PROLARYN PLUS

*These individuals are for representation only; they are not actual patients.

*Not an actual patient.