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 ...

Kennedy, 71, previously revealed he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia when he was in his early 40s. "It began as a mild tremble for a couple of years ...

Kennedy Jr.'s voice. Spasmodic dysphonia is a chronic neurological voice disorder and a focal laryngeal dystonia. It results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or close the vocal folds ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia in 1995. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing with the U.S Senate prompted ...

The nominee to lead Health and Human Services has spasmodic dysphonia, which causes his voice to sound strained and raspy when he speaks. Spasmodic dysphonia is a neurological disorder that causes ...