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Treatment Options for Tauopathies

Current Treatment Options in Neurology — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:11:02 +0100

Opinion statement To date, there are no approved and established pharmacologic treatment options for tauopathies, a very heterogenous group of neuropsychiatric diseases often leading to dementia and clinically diagnosed as atypical Parkinson syndromes. Among these so-called Parkinson plus syndromes are progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), also referred to as Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome; frontotemporal dementia (FTD); and corticobasal degeneration (CBD). Available treatment strategies are based mainly on small clinical trials, miscellaneous case reports, or small case-controlled studies. The results of these studies and conclusions about the efficacy of the medication used are often contradictory. Approved therapeutic agents for Alzheimer´s dementia, such as acet...

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Ask Washington State Legislators to Preserve Funding for the Neurodevelopmental Centers

ASHA Action Alerts — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Emergent Literacy in Children with Autism: An Exploration of Developmental and Contextual Dynamic Processes.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Profiles were associated with language and illustrated by heterogeneity with potentially unequal achievements between code and meaning based skills. Implications for speech-language pathologists and other educators are provided. PMID: 22301274 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

Letter by Daniels Regarding Article “Silent Aspiration Risk is Volume-Dependent”

Dysphagia — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:13:53 +0100

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorPages 1-1DOI 10.1007/s00455-011-9391-8Authors Stephanie K. Daniels, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Houston, 100 CRS, Houston, TX 77204, USA Journal DysphagiaOnline ISSN 1432-0460Print ISSN 0179-051X (Source: Dysphagia)

Transportation Service for Medicaid Enrollees Surpasses 857,000 Rides in First Six Months

Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:00 +0100

The state's non-emergency medical transportation manager, LogistiCare, has received more than 380,000 calls from Medicaid enrollees and coordinated more than 857,000 trips to physician and dental visits, mental health outpatient therapy appointments, physical, occupational or speech therapy, and hospital stays, according to Department of Health Services (DHS) officials. (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)

Predicting Story Goodness Performance from Cognitive Measures following Traumatic Brain Injury.

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: The cognitive variables predicted performance on the SGI measures although there were differences in the amount of explained variance. The results suggest that storytelling ability draws upon a number of underlying skills and underscore the importance of using discrete cognitive tasks rather than broad cognitive indices in investigating the cognitive substrates of discourse. PMID: 22294408 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)

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Constrained vs. Unconstrained Intensive Language Therapy in Two Individuals with Chronic, Moderate-to-Severe Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech: Behavioral and fMRI Outcomes.

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Participants accurately produced more target words post-CIAT than post-PACE. Behavioral and fMRI results support the notion that the intense and repetitive nature of obligatory speech production in CIAT has a positive effect on word retrieval, even in chronic moderate-to-severe aphasia with co-morbid AOS. PMID: 22294409 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)

A comparison of intention and pantomime gesture treatment for noun retrieval in people with aphasia.

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: IGT and PGT had positive treatment effects, but for contrasting communication modalities. Two individuals with mild-moderate aphasia improved verbal production for both IGT and PGT, while pantomime treatment led to improved gesture use in two individuals with severe aphasia. PMID: 22294410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)

Effects of Word Frequency and Modality on Sentence Comprehension Impairments in People with Aphasia.

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The results show that sentence comprehension in people with aphasia is influenced by word frequency and presentation modality. PMID: 22294411 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)

Short form Philadelphia Naming Test: Rationale and Empirical Evaluation.

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The short forms can be used to reliably estimate PNT performance, and the results can be compared to the provided norms. The two matched tests allow for measurement of change in naming ability. PMID: 22294412 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)

Verbs and attention to relational roles in English and Tamil.

Journal of Child Language — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Sethuraman N, Smith LB Abstract ABSTRACTEnglish-learning children have been shown to reliably use cues from argument structure in learning verbs. However, languages pair overtly expressed arguments with verbs to varying extents, raising the question of whether children learning all languages expect the same, universal mapping between arguments and relational roles. Three experiments examined this question by asking how strongly early-learned verbs by themselves, without their corresponding explicitly expressed arguments, point to 'conceptual arguments' - the relational roles in a scene. Children aged two to four years and adult speakers of two languages that differ structurally in terms of whether the arguments of a verb are explicitly expressed more (English) or less (Tam...

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Speech and swallowing outcomes in buccal mucosa carcinoma

Indian Journal of Palliative Care — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Sunila John, Rashida M Hassuji, B RajashekharIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2011 17(3):238-240Buccal carcinoma is one of the most common malignant neoplasms among all oral cancers in India. Understanding the role of speech language pathologists (SLPs) in the domains of evaluation and management strategies of this condition is limited, especially in the Indian context. This is a case report of a young adult with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa with no deleterious habits usually associated with buccal mucosa carcinoma. Following composite resection, pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction, he developed severe oral dysphagia and demonstrated unintelligible speech. This case report focuses on the issues of swallowing and speech deficits in buccal mucosa carc...

Local Doctor Talks About Treating Gabrielle Giffords

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:47:02 +0100

BOSTON (CBS) – As Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords hugged President Obama at the State of the Union address, a speech-language pathologist here in Boston was watching with tears in her eyes. Dr. Marjorie Nicholas, an Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, spent two weeks working with Giffords in October. Dr. Nicholas says it was an intense period of speech and language therapy. “It was extremely exciting,” she says. “As the rest of the world has seen with Gabby, she is a very inspiring person. It was a great honor for me to be able to work with her and be part of her rehabilitation.” Dr. Nicholas says Giffords has a condition called Aphasia, a language disorder caused by an injury to the brain. The left side of Giffords’ brain, which is associated w...

Induction of the Swallowing Reflex by Electrical Stimulation of the Posterior Oropharyngeal Region in Awake Humans

Dysphagia — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:54:22 +0100

Abstract We designed an electrical stimulation system to safely and reliably evoke the swallowing reflex in awake humans, and then examined the neural control of reflex swallowing initiated by oropharyngeal stimulation. A custom-made electrode connected to a flexible stainless-steel coil spring tube was introduced into the pharyngeal region through the nasal cavity and placed against the posterior wall of the oropharynx. Surface electrodes placed over the suprahyoid muscles recorded the electromyogram during swallowing. Swallowing reflexes were induced several times by 30 s of repetitive electrical pulse stimulation (intensity: 0.2–1.2 mA, frequency: 10–70 Hz, pulse duration: 1.0 ms). The onset latency of the swallowing reflex was measured over the ...

Modeling the Anti-masking Effects of the Olivocochlear Reflex in Auditory Nerve Responses to Tones in Sustained Noise

JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:53:55 +0100

Abstract The medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) has been hypothesized to provide benefit for listening in noise. Strong physiological support for an anti-masking role for the MOCR has come from the observation that auditory nerve (AN) fibers exhibit reduced firing to sustained noise and increased sensitivity to tones when the MOCR is elicited. The present study extended a well-established computational model for normal-hearing and hearing-impaired AN responses to demonstrate that these anti-masking effects can be accounted for by reducing outer hair cell (OHC) gain, which is a primary effect of the MOCR. Tone responses in noise were examined systematically as a function of tone level, noise level, and OHC gain. Signal detection theory was used to predict detection and disc...

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CBE Awarded to Speakability Vice-President, Ronnie Corbett

Speakability — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:48:00 +0100

We are delighted that our Vice President, Ronnie Corbett, has received a CBE in the New Year's Honours List. (Source: Speakability)

Structural Analysis of Muscles Elevating the Hyolaryngeal Complex

Dysphagia — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:13:44 +0100

This study demonstrates that structurally the long pharyngeal muscles have similar potential to contribute to this critical function, with the suprahyoid muscles having the greatest potential. If verified by functional data, these findings would amend current swallowing theory. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-7DOI 10.1007/s00455-011-9392-7Authors William G. Pearson, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, L-1004, Boston, MA 02118, USASusan E. Langmore, Speech-Language Pathology, Boston University Medical Center for Speech and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, FGH Building, 4th floor, Boston, MA 02118, USALouis B. Yu, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine,...

Multi Parametric Voice Assessment: Sri Ramachandra University Protocol

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:53:55 +0100

This study aimed at verifying the face validity and feasibility of using the developed voice assessment protocol in a multi specialty tertiary care hospital. It included: history, clinical examination, visual analysis, perceptual analysis, aerodynamic measures, acoustic analysis and patients’ self assessment of voice. The developed protocol was administered on 200 patients with voice concerns and problems. Correlation of self assessment with the assessment by the professionals was done using Kendaul tau_b correlation test. The scores of self assessment did not correlate significantly with acoustic measures. Differences in lab findings and self percept of voice indicated that these two were complementary measures in the protocol. Further, diagnosis and management decisions were arri...

Validity of Conducting Clinical Dysphagia Assessments for Patients with Normal to Mild Cognitive Impairment via Telerehabilitation

Dysphagia — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:28:47 +0100

Abstract To assess the validity of conducting clinical dysphagia assessments via telerehabilitation, 40 individuals with dysphagia from various etiologies were assessed simultaneously by a face-to-face speech-language pathologist (FTF-SLP) and a telerehabilitation SLP (T-SLP) via an Internet-based videoconferencing telerehabilitation system. Dysphagia status was assessed using a Clinical Swallowing Examination (CSE) protocol, delivered via a specialized telerehabilitation videoconferencing system and involving the use of an assistant at the patient’s end of the consultation to facilitate the assessment. Levels of agreement between the FTF-SLP and T-SLP revealed that the majority of parameters reached set levels of clinically acceptable levels of agreement. Specifically, ...

Deglutitive Subglottic Air Pressure and Respiratory System Recoil

Dysphagia — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:28:47 +0100

Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to confirm the presence of positive subglottic air pressure during swallowing, known as deglutitive subglottic air pressure (DPsub), in a group of healthy individuals. We also sought to determine if respiratory system recoil is responsible for generating the pressure. Ten healthy volunteers underwent direct DPsub measurement via percutaneous puncture of the cricothyroid membrane. Simultaneous DPsub and nasal airflow volumes were recorded while participants swallowed calibrated boluses over a wide range of lung volumes. Body plethysmography was used to determine functional residual capacity and residual volume. A custom respiratory recoil measurement system was used to measure recoil pressures. Regression analysis of lung volume o...

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Recognition of Face Identity and Emotion in Expressive Specific Language Impairment

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Folia Phoniatr Logop 2012;64:73–79 (DOI:10.1159/000335875) (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica : Last 20 articles)

The developmental trajectory of spatial listening skills in normally-hearing children.

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: These data can guide the selection of tests for future studies and inform the interpretation of results from clinical populations. PMID: 22271871 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR)

Auditory, Visual, and Auditory-Visual Perception of Emotions by Young Children with Hearing Loss vs. Children with Normal Hearing.

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The relatively high accuracy of emotion perception by children with HL may be explained by their intensive rehabilitation, which emphasizes suprasegmental and paralinguistic aspects of verbal communication. PMID: 22271872 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR)

Vocal tract representation in the recognition of cerebral palsied speech.

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Articulatory knowledge is useful in reducing rates of error in automatic speech recognition for speakers with dysarthria, and in reducing statistical uncertainty of their acoustic signals. These findings may help to guide clinical decisions related to the use of ASR in the future. PMID: 22271873 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR)

Frequency Response of Synthetic Vocal Fold Models with Linear and Nonlinear Material Properties.

Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Nonlinear synthetic models appear to more accurately represent the human vocal folds than linear models, especially with respect to F(0) response. PMID: 22271874 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR)

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Segmentation and Representation of Consonant Blends in Kindergarten Children's Spellings.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: During the period of emergence, the properties of phonemes that comprise consonant blends influence children's ability to segment and represent blends. This finding has implications for how phonemic awareness and spelling instruction and intervention might proceed. PMID: 22269579 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

Speech Disfluency in School-age Children's Conversational and Narrative Discourse.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This study was designed to (a) compare the speech fluency of school-age children who do and do not stutter (CWS and CWNS, respectively) within two standard diagnostic speaking contexts (conversation and narration) while also controlling for speaking topic, and (b) examine the extent to which children's performance on such discourse tasks is affected by age. METHOD: Participants were 44 school-aged children who were divided evenly into four groups, depending upon their age (older, younger) and fluency status (CWS, CWNS). Children conversed with an examiner about a series of pictures, and then told a story about the same pictures. RESULTS: School-age children who stutter produced more instances of atypical (stuttering-like) disfluencies in the narrative context than in the conversational c...

Is there a Cognate Advantage for Typically Developing Spanish-speaking ELLs?

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, typically developing Spanish-speaking school-age ELL students demonstrated a cognate advantage. There was also considerable within-group variation in performance. Clinical implications are discussed as well as directions for future study. PMID: 22269581 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

Language Outcomes of Contextualized and Decontextualized Language Intervention: Results of an Early Efficacy Study.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The results revealed signs of efficacy in an intervention approach in which clinicians treated multiple linguistic targets in meaningful activities with high levels of topic continuity. With some minor revisions, this intervention should be ready to be tested in a larger, more costly and more internally valid efficacy study. PMID: 22269582 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

Spoken persuasive discourse abilities of adolescents with acquired brain injury (ABI).

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Persuasive discourse production was affected following ABI. Given its importance in social and academic situations, further investigations into factors that influence discourse production in ABI are warranted. PMID: 22269583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

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Speech-Language Pathologist Job Satisfaction in School Versus Medical Settings.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: Further research should evaluate important aspects of job satisfaction in both settings, especially nature of work and operating conditions. PMID: 22269584 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

Using Norm-referenced Tests to Determine Severity of Language Impairment in Children: Disconnect Between U.S. Policy-makers and Test Developers.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Researchers and clinicians should be cautious in determining language severity using norm-referenced test performance given the inconsistency in guidelines and lack of empirical data within test manuals to support this use. PMID: 22269585 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

Impact of four non-clinical speaking environments on a child's fundamental frequency and voice level: A preliminary case study.

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The child produced significantly different F(0) and dB SPL patterns across four different speaking environments. If future studies substantiate this pattern, clinicians and researchers must be aware of this difference when working with children. PMID: 22269586 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools)

A Comparison of Communication Using the Apple iPad and a Picture-based System.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Flores M, Musgrove K, Renner S, Hinton V, Strozier S, Franklin S, Hil D Abstract Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions have been shown to improve both communication and social skills in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. AAC applications have become available for personal devices such as cell phones, MP3 Players, and personal computer tablets. It is critical that these new forms of AAC are explored and evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of the Apple iPad™ as a communication device by comparing its use to a communication system using picture cards. Five elementary students with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities who used a picture card syste...

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Listener effort for highly intelligible tracheoesophageal speech.

Journal of Communication Disorders — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Nagle KF, Eadie TL Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine whether: (a) inexperienced listeners can reliably judge listener effort and (b) whether listener effort provides unique information beyond speech intelligibility or acceptability in tracheoesophageal speech. Twenty inexperienced listeners made judgments of speech acceptability and amount of effort required to listen to 14 male tracheoesophageal speakers using a paired comparison paradigm. Intelligibility was controlled to limit the analysis to the relationship between ratings of listener effort and speech acceptability. Results showed that as a group, inexperienced listeners reliably rated both speech acceptability and listener effort. In addition, ratings of speech acceptability and listener effort wer...

Putting singular and plural morphology in context*

Journal of Child Language — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This study explores the development of children's knowledge of linguistic and pragmatic aspects of singular and plural in Italian, for definite articles (Experiment 1) and verbs (Experiment 2). Participants aged three to adult were asked to pick objects from two dishes, each with a different number of items on them (one vs. two), following the morphological information. Results show that children understand that singular forms refer to 'one' at about age four, whereas they understand that plural forms refer to 'more than one' when they are older than six. Moreover, children use singular and plural knowledge in appropriate relation with the referential context only when they are about six. PMID: 22261035 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Child Language)

A cue-based approach to the acquisition of grammatical gender in Russian*

Journal of Child Language — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This article discusses the acquisition of gender in Russian, focusing on some exceptional subclasses of nouns that display a mismatch between semantics and morphology. Experimental results from twenty-five Russian-speaking monolinguals (age 2 ; 6-4 ; 0) are presented and, within a cue-based approach to language acquisition, we argue that children rely on certain morphosyntactic micro-cues in the course of acquisition of semantic agreement. A discrepancy is observed in the acquisition of semantic agreement across the different noun classes, and this suggests that children are highly sensitive to fine distinctions in syntax and morphology and use detailed input information to make specific inferences concerning the gender of different noun classes. Furthermore, we argue that acquisition data...

Functional reorganization in the developing lexicon: separable and changing influences of lexical and phonological variables on children's fast-mapping.

Journal of Child Language — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

This study examined the cross-sectional developmental trajectories of influence of PP and ND on fast-mapping in thirty-eight English-speaking children aged 3 ; 01-5 ; 02, in a task varying PP and ND orthogonally. PP and ND exerted separable influences on fast-mapping. Overall, low ND supported better fast-mapping. The influence of PP changed across the developmental trajectory, 'switching' from a high to a low PP advantage. A potential explanation for this 'switch' is advanced, suggesting that it represents functional reorganization in the developing lexicon, which emerges from changes in the developing lexicon, as phonological knowledge is abstracted from lexical knowledge, over development. PMID: 22261154 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Child Language)

The emergence of grammar in very-low-birth-weight Finnish children at two years of age.

Journal of Child Language — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Stolt S, Matomäki J, Haataja L, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Abstract ABSTRACTIt is not well understood how grammar emerges in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) children. The main aim of the present study was to gain information on the emergence of grammar in this group at 2 ; 0. The Finnish version of the Communicative Development Inventory was used to collect data from VLBW children (N=156) and full-term controls (N=146). At a group level, the grammatical skills of the VLBW children were significantly weaker than those of the controls. However, when the effect of lexicon size and premature birth on the emergence of grammar was analyzed in detail, few significant differences were found between the groups. The results suggest that even though grammar emerges more slowly for the ...

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The initial stages of first-language acquisition begun in adolescence: when late looks early.

Journal of Child Language — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Ramírez NF, Lieberman AM, Mayberry RI PMID: 22261245 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Child Language)

Radiology Quiz Case 1: Diagnosis [Clinical Problem Solving: Radiology]

Archives of Otolaryngology — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Radiology Quiz Case 1 [Clinical Problem Solving: Radiology]

Archives of Otolaryngology — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Vocal Outcome After Arytenoid Adduction and Ansa Cervicalis Transfer [Original Article]

Archives of Otolaryngology — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions Treatment with AA + ACN-RLN provides near-normal vocal function in the 24-month follow-up. Therefore, this method could be a successful surgical treatment for severe paralytic dysphonia. (Source: Archives of Otolaryngology)

Supraglottoplasty for Occult Laryngomalacia to Improve Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome [Original Article]

Archives of Otolaryngology — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion Supraglottoplasty is an effective technique for the treatment of OSAS associated with occult laryngomalacia. (Source: Archives of Otolaryngology)

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Speech therapy for compensatory articulations and velopharyngeal function: a case report

Journal of Applied Oral Science — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:27:33 +0100

The objective of this study was to describe the process of intensive speech therapy for a 6-year-old child using compensatory articulations while presenting with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) and a history of cleft lip and palate. The correction of VPI was temporarily done with a pharyngeal obturator since the child presented with very little movement of the pharyngeal walls during speech, compromising the outcome of a possible pharyngeal flap procedure (pharyngoplasty). The program of intensive speech therapy involved 3 phases, each for duration of 2 weeks incorporating 2 daily sessions of 50 minutes of therapy. A total of 60 sessions of intervention were done with the initial goal of eliminating the use of compensatory articulations. Evaluation before the program indicated the use o...

Nasalance and nasality at experimental velopharyngeal openings in palatal prosthesis: a case study

Journal of Applied Oral Science — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:27:33 +0100

Conclusion: The changes in nasalance observed after drilling holes of known sizes in a speech bulb suggest that nasometry reflect changes in transfer of sound energy related to different sizes of velopharyngeal opening. (Source: Journal of Applied Oral Science)

An Uncommon Cause of Dysphagia

Dysphagia — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:49:37 +0100

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical ConundrumPages 1-3DOI 10.1007/s00455-011-9382-9Authors Abdul Khaliq, Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012 IndiaRakesh Kochhar, Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012 IndiaKim Vaiphei, Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaRashi Kochhar, Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012 IndiaSreekanth Appasani, Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012 IndiaKartar Sing...

The Effect of Surface Electrical Stimulation on Swallowing in Dysphagic Parkinson Patients

Dysphagia — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:49:35 +0100

This study describes the effects of a single session of surface electrical stimulation using different electrode positions in ten patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (median Hoehn and Yahr score: II) and oropharyngeal dysphagia compared to ten age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects during videofluoroscopy of swallowing. Three different electrode positions were applied in random order per subject. For each electrode position, the electrical current was respectively turned “on” and “off” in random order. Temporal, spatial, and visuoperceptual variables were scored by experienced raters who were blinded to the group, electrode position, and status (on/off) of the electrical current. Interrater and interrater reliabilities were calculated. Only a few signific...

Effects of Sampling Context on Spontaneous Expressive Language in Males with Fragile X Syndrome or Down Syndrome.