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Nipobrazilians orofacial measurements after pubertal growth
CONCLUSION: in the studied sample it was possible to verify that the averages of the measurements were always higher in men, there were significant associations among some orofacial measurements and there was statistically significant difference among the structures of white, black and nipobrazilians women. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Profile of children attended in the speech therapy department of the high risk children clinic in Franca/SP
CONCLUSION: the data obtained in this study point to the effectiveness of speech therapy intervention in the early stimulation of sucking in newborn pre-term, in relation to the global baby development. Early stimulation of speech therapy in newborn preterm infants is critical for an adequate and nutritious feeding. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Libras discipline in speech language therapy academic context
CONCLUSION: this study demonstrates that the discussion about sign language in speech language therapy courses must be broader. The definition of criteria and parameters must also be discussed in order assure learning quality in those contents. The study also shows the need for more research that offers allowance to the advance in the speech language therapy graduation courses in those contents and that also contributes to an advance in bilingual speech therapy clinical, educational and practical needs directed towards the deaf individuals. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Temporal aspects of hearing in adolescents from the 6th year of elementary education
CONCLUSION: data analysis revealed a correlation between school performance and temporal aspects of hearing. It should be noted that the tests that evaluate the temporal ordering tasks (Frequency Pattern Sequence and Duration Pattern Sequence) are influenced by the Academic Achievement Test performance. However this does not occur with the test that evaluates the temporal resolution (Gap-in-Noise). (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Evaluating the dynamic vocal dysphonic children in a pre and post intervention speech therapy group: a case study
This study aims at featuring the dynamic vocals of dysphonic children before and after speech therapy group by assessing perceptual and acoustic voice. Participants were six children, two boys and four girls, aged between seven and ten year old with a diagnosis of functional dysphonia or functional-organo one. Children were submitted to an interview, perceptual analysis and acoustic voice before and after weekly group therapy process, which amounted to twelve sessions of forty minutes each. As therapeutic strategies we have been proposed drama activities, drawings, games, preparation of panels and vocal exercises conducted...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

The effect of speech therapy on acoustic speech characteristics of cleft lip and palate patients: a preliminary study
ConclusionsThe present study underlines the role of a speech therapist in a complete cleft care team, in order to take care of the speech improvement of the patient and to motivate the parents to help the speech development of their child. (Source: Special Care in Dentistry)
Source: Special Care in Dentistry - May 1, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Arezoo Jahanbin, Mohammad Reza Pahlavannezhad, Maryam Savadi, Nadia Hasanzadeh Tags: Article Source Type: research

Noise test: gap detection in children with phonological deviation
CONCLUSION: children with phonological disorder may show changes in temporal processing. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Conceptions of teacher of IES for articulated communicative and expressive development on evaluation of students on this performance
CONCLUSION: we may conclude that teachers/speakers need to be more aware about the communication and expressivity issues, during the lectures, wiling to improve their knowledge. In answer to the questionnaire, the teachers/speakers showed interest in getting better in what they found out to be flawed. Through this research, the majority realized that the Speech Therapy is, in fact, the Science being able to help them, showing helpful techniques and methods in order improve their presentations. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Kitchen workshop on the speech-language therapeutic processes of a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome
CONCLUSION: the Kitchen Workshops, under the position of a therapeutic speech-language method, showed the relevance of the biopsychic articulation in the treatment of patients whose organic marks determined limits and specifics to acquisition and circulation in the language, as in this case of Prader-Willi Syndrome. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Impact of unilateral conductive hearing loss due to aural atresia on academic performance in children
ConclusionsUnilateral conductive hearing loss due to aural atresia has an impact on academic performance in children, although not as profound when compared to children with unilateral SNHL. The majority of these children with unilateral atresia utilize resources in the school setting. Parents, educators, and health care professionals should be aware of the impact of unilateral conductive hearing loss and offer appropriate habilitative services. Level of Evidence3b. Laryngoscope, 2013 (Source: The Laryngoscope)
Source: The Laryngoscope - March 11, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Bradley W. Kesser, Kaelyn Krook, Lincoln C. Gray Tags: Pediatric Otolaryngology Source Type: research

Gender Classification in Children Based on Speech Characteristics: Using Fundamental and Formant Frequencies of Malay Vowels
This article investigates the use of fundamental and formant frequencies from sustained vowel phonation to distinguish the gender of Malay children aged between 7 and 12 years. The Euclidean minimum distance and multilayer perceptron were used to classify the gender of 360 Malay children based on different combinations of fundamental and formant frequencies (F0, F1, F2, and F3). The Euclidean minimum distance with normalized frequency data achieved a classification accuracy of 79.44%, which was higher than that of the nonnormalized frequency data. Age-dependent modeling was used to improve the accuracy of gender classifica...
Source: Journal of Voice - March 1, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Alireza Zourmand, Hua-Nong Ting, Seyed Mostafa Mirhassani Source Type: research

[Perception-production relations in substitution phonological processes in children with language disorders.]
Abstract It is generally agreed that the auditory perception skills of children with developmental language disorders are more limited than those of typically developing children. It is not easy to determine exactly how the capacity to discriminate and the capacity to pronounce phonemes influence each other in children with language disorders. For most authors, the inability to discriminate certain phonemes accurately causes a developmental delay in pronunciation, whereas others claim the influence is mutual. The aim of this study is to determine in which consonants perceptive difficulty is more likely to occur and...
Source: Revista de Neurologia - February 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ygual-Fernandez A, Cervera-Merida JF Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research

The Assessment of Velopharyngeal Function Using Nasal Ram Pressure Testing Following Palatoplasty.
Conclusions : NRP monitoring is well-tolerated in young children following palatoplasty. Achieving velopharyngeal (VP) closure for >90% of stops is associated with a clinical assessment of adequate speech and VP function. Postoperative NRP testing may serve as a useful adjunct to clinical speech evaluation for early identification of children who require more intensive speech therapy or secondary palatal surgery. PMID: 23432102 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal)
Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - February 21, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Krochmal DJ, Zajac DJ, Alhudaib OM, Emodi O, van Aalst JA Tags: Cleft Palate Craniofac J Source Type: research

Parkinson disease: an update.
Abstract Parkinson disease is a progressive neurologic disorder afflicting approximately 1 percent of Americans older than 60 years. The cardinal features of Parkinson disease are bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. There are a number of neurologic conditions that mimic the disease, making it difficult to diagnose in its early stages. Physicians who rarely diagnose Parkinson disease should refer patients suspected of having it to physicians with more experience in making the diagnosis, and should periodically reevaluate the accuracy of the diagnosis. Treatment is effective in reducing motor im...
Source: American Family Physician - February 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Gazewood JD, Richards DR, Clebak K Tags: Am Fam Physician Source Type: research

"Fou Rire Prodromique" as the Presentation of a Left Frontal Ischemic Stroke (P02.040)
CONCLUSIONS: Frontal lobe involvement affecting the Broca's area, as we described in our case, has only been described once. We conclude that the patient's laughter attack was the initial manifestation of the stroke suggesting that an acute infarct of Broca's area is capable of producing this unusual clinical presentation.Disclosure: Dr. Rosales has nothing to disclose. Dr. Garcia-Gracia has nothing to disclose. Dr. Salgado has received personal compensation in an editorial capacity from Belvoir Media Group as Consulting Editor of A Special Report published by the editors of Heart Advisor Cleveland Clinic STROKE: Advances ...
Source: Neurology - February 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Rosales, D., Garcia-Gracia, C., Salgado, E. Tags: P02 Cerebrovascular Disease II Source Type: research

Speech characteristics in a Ugandan child with a rare paramedian craniofacial cleft: A case report
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to describe the speech characteristics in an English-speaking Ugandan boy of 4.5 years who has a rare paramedian craniofacial cleft (unilateral lip, alveolar, palatal, nasal and maxillary cleft, and associated hypertelorism). Closure of the lip together with the closure of the hard and soft palate (one-stage palatal closure) was performed at the age of 5 months. Objective as well as subjective speech assessment techniques were used. The speech samples were perceptually judged for articulation, intelligibility and nasality. The Nasometer was used for the objective measurement of the na...
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - February 11, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: K.M. Van Lierde, K. Bettens, A. Luyten, S. De Ley, M. Tungotyo, D. Balumukad, G. Galiwango, W. Bauters, H. Vermeersch, A. Hodges Tags: Case reports Source Type: research

What Are the Long-Term Cognitive Effects of Galactosemia?
Discussion Galactosemia is a disorder caused by the galactose-1-phosphate deficiency. It is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from an abnormality of the GALT gene on chromosome 9. There is an incidence of 1:47,000 in the white population. Treatment with lactose-free diets is the mainstay. Lactose is a disaccaride composed of glucose and galactose. Neonates if untreated usually present early with hepatotoxicity (jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, hypoglycemia), failure to thrive, emesis, hypotonia, renal tubular dysfunction, sepsis, and cataracts. Despite adequate or good compliance with diets longer term problems contin...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 10, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Face changes on patients after aesthetic speech therapy treatment in School-Practice of Speech Therapy
CONCLUSION: speech treatment has proportioned facial changes which were noted by the patients, by others and by the specialists. The patients have shown more satisfaction with their faces' aesthetic aspects after the speech treatment. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - January 15, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Interference of oropharyngeal dysphagia in food consumption in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis II
OBJETIVO: o presente estudo visou relacionar o grau de disfagia com o consumo alimentar de indivíduos com mucopolissacaridose II (MPS II). MÉTODO: foram incluídos indivíduos com MPS II do departamento de genética da Universidade Estadual de Alagoas e excluídos aqueles com outros tipos de mucopolissacaridoses, bem como que estivessem em uso de via alternativa de alimentação. Realizadas avaliações antropométrica, dietética, fonoaudiológica para disfagia, clínica otorrinolaringológica e a videoendoscopia da deglutição. RESULTADOS: foram estudados 07 indivíduos, do gênero masculino, entre 5 e 14 anos de idad...
Source: Revista CEFAC - January 15, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Child development: agreement between the child health handbook and the guide for monitoring child development
CONCLUSIONS: The agreement between both tools was poor.OBJETIVO: Verificar la concordancia entre los instrumentos Libreta de Salud del Niño (CSC, sigla en portugués) y Manual para Vigilancia del Desarrollo Infantil en el Contexto de la Atención Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes en la Infancia (AIDPI, sigla en portugués) en la evaluación del desarrollo infantil en niños de dos a 24 meses de edad. MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal realizado en una Unidad Básica de Salud (UBS) de Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brasil), entre marzo de 2009 y marzo de 2010. Después de inventariar el número de niños adscritos a la UB...
Source: Revista Paulista de Pediatria - January 8, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

The role of the larynx in chronic cough.
Abstract Cough lasting more than 8 weeks is considered chronic. If the classic causes of chronic cough have been discarded, vagus nerve sensory disturbances are currently considered the most important etiological cause. Patients with chronic cough of laryngeal origin have associated symptoms such as globus, dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnoea and/or stridor. These patients are more likely to have paradoxical vocal fold movement. There is a higher cough reflex sensibility and neuropathic laryngeal response, mainly caused by viral infection or reflux. The cough associated with reflux has 2 mechanisms: Exposure to acid in ...
Source: Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola - January 7, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Cobeta I, Pacheco A, Mora E Tags: Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp Source Type: research

The Effects of Behavioral Speech Therapy on Speech Sound Production with Adults with Cochlear Implants.
CONCLUSION: These preliminary findings support the application of behavioral speech therapy techniques for training speech sound production in adults with cochlear implants. Implications for future research and the development of aural rehabilitation programs for adult cochlear implant recipients are discussed. PMID: 23275412 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR)
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - December 28, 2012 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Pomaville FM, Kladopoulos CN Tags: J Speech Lang Hear Res Source Type: research

Speech outcome after early repair of cleft soft palate using Furlow technique
Conclusion: Furlow palatoplasty at a younger age has favorable speech outcome with no detectable morbidity. (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - December 27, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mosaad Abdel-Aziz Tags: Research papers Source Type: research

[Prescriptions in Outpatient Physiotherapy for Low Back Pain - Descriptive Analysis to Relate Indication Key and Everyday Impairment.]
Abstract In Germany, in comparison to occupational therapy and speech therapy, physiotherapy is the most often prescribed treatment, with a prescription volume of 3 billion Euro in 2009. The catalogue of prescribable therapies (CPT; "Heilmittelkatalog") is a matter of controversial discussion. It represents the rationale which should support the physician in adhering to the efficiency principle.To describe the coded indications used by physicians to justify a physiotherapy prescription for patients with back pain, in order to verify its plausibility. Furthermore, we aimed to describe the manner in which patient sub...
Source: Die Rehabilitation - December 11, 2012 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Karstens S, Weiler SW, Froböse I, Peters-Klimm F Tags: Rehabilitation (Stuttg) Source Type: research

New horizons in the pathogenesis, assessment and management of movement disorders
In this review, we shall outline recent advances in our understanding of the movement disorders which geriatricians encounter in their clinical practice. Many of these diseases are no longer simply considered disorders of movement: carefully conducted longitudinal studies have shown that concomitant cognitive dysfunction, neuropsychiatric disturbance and behavioural issues are frequent and exert a heavy burden on the individual and their carers. Great progress has been made in understanding the molecular and cellular processes that drive the pathological changes in these conditions, as have advances in neuroimaging and pre...
Source: Age and Ageing - December 11, 2012 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Duncan, G. W., Yarnall, A. J., Marrinan, S., Burn, D. J. Tags: New Horizons Source Type: research

Temporomandibular joint alterations and their orofacial complications in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Os pacientes com artrite idiopática juvenil (AIJ) podem apresentar alterações no metabolismo ósseo e no crescimento esqueletal, além de danos na articulação temporomandibular (ATM), o que pode gerar alterações extraorais e/ou intraorais, acarretando distúrbios craniofaciais. Nosso objetivo é promover uma revisão da literatura sobre as alterações orofaciais em pacientes com AIJ. Dentre os distúrbios orofaciais em pacientes com AIJ, as mudanças no crescimento mandibular, geradas por disfunções na região da ATM, parecem de grande prevalência nesses pacientes. As alterações mais encontradas são: retrogna...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia - December 10, 2012 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research

Benefits of Rehab for People With Advanced Cancer
Most people are familiar with rehab for medical conditions. If you've had a knee replacement or hip replacement it's likely that your physician offered physical rehabilitation following the surgery. If you've had a heart attack, cardiac rehab is the norm. If you've had a stroke, it's also likely that rehab services were recommended - physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and possibly other services....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Lung Cancer)
Source: About.com Lung Cancer - December 10, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Simulation based education - Models for teaching surgical skills in general practice.
This article describes the preparation of three simulation models to teach general practice registrars basic surgical skills, including excision of a sebaceous cyst and debridement and escharectomy of chronic wounds. DISCUSSION: The role of deliberate practise in improving performance of procedural skills with simulation based education is well established. The simulation models described are inexpensive, authentic and can be easily prepared. They have been used in general practice education programs with positive feedback from participants and could potentially be used as in-practice teaching tools by general practiti...
Source: Australian Family Physician - December 1, 2012 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sinha S, Cooling N Tags: Aust Fam Physician Source Type: research

Dyspnoea in the competitive paediatric athlete
Abstract: Adolescent athletes are participating in sport in highly competitive environments. Dyspnoea associated with exercise is a common reason they are referred to paediatricians and respiratory specialists. The presentation with dyspnoea in adolescent athletes needs teasing out on history, examination and investigations from numerous conditions including exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, exercise-induced asthma (where exercise is a trigger for exacerbation of pre-existing asthma), vocal cord dysfunction, laryngeal dysfunction and physiological limitation to exercise.Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is diagnosed...
Source: Paediatrics and Child Health - December 1, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: S. Kansra, H. Vyas Tags: Occasional Review Source Type: research

Access to service of speech therapy: implementing the embracement practice in Toledo City - PR
CONCLUSION: implementing embracement practice at the incoming door for the services of speech therapy, expedited the access for the population, as well as listening also implies in respecting the user´s demands. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - November 14, 2012 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Effects of Literacy (ies) on the social constitution of the subject: speech therapy considerations
CONCLUSION: there is considerable presence of literacy practices among those surveyed, which suggests the relevance of considering the processes of literacy in both the pedagogical strategies of early childhood education, and in speech therapy with students who have difficulties and / or disturbances in the acquisition of writing. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - November 14, 2012 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Clinical significance and developmental changes of auditory-language-related gamma activity
Conclusions: Auditory-language-related gamma-augmentation can provide additional information useful to localize the primary language areas.Significance: These results derived from a large sample of patients support the utility of auditory-language-related gamma-augmentation in presurgical evaluation. (Source: Clinical Neurophysiology)
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - November 12, 2012 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Katsuaki Kojima, Erik C. Brown, Robert Rothermel, Alanna Carlson, Darren Fuerst, Naoyuki Matsuzaki, Aashit Shah, Marie Atkinson, Maysaa Basha, Sandeep Mittal, Sandeep Sood, Eishi Asano Tags: Psychophysiology and Psychopathology Source Type: research

Clinical significance and developmental changes of auditory-language-related gamma activity.
CONCLUSIONS: Auditory-language-related gamma-augmentation can provide additional information useful to localize the primary language areas. SIGNIFICANCE: These results derived from a large sample of patients support the utility of auditory-language-related gamma-augmentation in presurgical evaluation. PMID: 23141882 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Neurophysiology)
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - November 7, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Kojima K, Brown EC, Rothermel R, Carlson A, Fuerst D, Matsuzaki N, Shah A, Atkinson M, Basha M, Mittal S, Sood S, Asano E Tags: Clin Neurophysiol Source Type: research

Klinefelter Syndrome--A Clinical Update.
Conclusions:More emphasis should be placed on increasing the rate of diagnosis and generating evidence for timing and dose of testosterone replacement. Treatment of KS should be a multidisciplinary task including pediatricians, speech therapists, general practitioners, psychologists, infertility specialists, urologists, and endocrinologists. PMID: 23118429 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism)
Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - November 1, 2012 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Groth KA, Skakkebæk A, Høst C, Gravholt CH, Bojesen A Tags: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research

Compensatory role of saccule in deaf children and adults: Novel hypotheses
Abstract: The aim of the present study is to measure sound sensitivity of the saccule for low frequencies in a population of both young and adult prelingual deaf patients using cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMPs) and to correlate the findings obtained with the phonological features. The sensitivity of the saccule to sound stimuli is well known in previous studies. The functional role of the human saccule in responding to sound stimuli is still unclear. The study was conducted on a control population of young and adults with normal hearing. The outcomes showed that the amplitude of myogenic vestibular ev...
Source: Medical Hypotheses - October 31, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: M. Trivelli, M. Potena, V. Frari, T. Petitti, V. Deidda, F. Salvinelli Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Nigeria: Health Professionals Seek Integration of Speech Therapy Into Health System
[Vanguard]As Nigerians joined the rest of the world to mark this year's World Stuttering Day, Health professionals have called for the integration of speech therapy into the nation's health system as a major strategy to check the rising number of stutterers in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 26, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Medicare Payment Basics: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Payment System
Presents an overview of Medicare payments to rehabilitation facilities for patients who need physical, occupational, or speech therapy. Discusses rural facilities' payment rates. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - October 16, 2012 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

A 600 kb deletion syndrome at 16p11.2 leads to energy imbalance and neuropsychiatric disorders
Conclusions The 16p11.2 deletion impacts in a quantitative and independent manner FSIQ, behaviour and body mass index, possibly through direct influences on neural circuitry. Although non-specific, these features are clinically significant and reproducible. Lastly, this study demonstrates the necessity of studying large patient cohorts ascertained through multiple methods to characterise the clinical consequences of rare variants involved in common diseases. (Source: Journal of Medical Genetics)
Source: Journal of Medical Genetics - October 10, 2012 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Zufferey, F., Sherr, E. H., Beckmann, N. D., Hanson, E., Maillard, A. M., Hippolyte, L., Mace, A., Ferrari, C., Kutalik, Z., Andrieux, J., Aylward, E., Barker, M., Bernier, R., Bouquillon, S., Conus, P., Delobel, B., Faucett, W. A., Goin-Kochel, R. P., Gr Tags: Open access, Obesity (nutrition) Copy-number variation Source Type: research

Applying the technique of sustained maximum phonation time in a female patient with adductor spasmodic dysphonia: case report
A Disfonia Espasmódica Adutora é uma desordem neurológica do processamento motor central, caracterizada por contrações involuntárias e inapropriadas da musculatura fonatória, produzindo uma hiperadução das pregas vocais, o que promove uma voz trêmula, entrecortada e tensa-estrangulada. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever os parâmetros vocais, acústicos e laríngeos pré e pós-tratamento fonoaudiológico realizado por meio da aplicação da Técnica de Emissão em Tempo Máximo de Fonação (TETMF) em paciente com Disfonia Espasmódica de Adução. Esta técnica tem como objetivo promover o aumento da resist�...
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia - September 29, 2012 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

The role of Speech-Language Pathology in bottle feeding infants discharged from intensive care unit
CONCLUSION: The study highlights the need to carefully monitor the bottle feeding procedure and to detail the specific feeding characteristics of children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. (Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia)
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia - September 29, 2012 Category: Audiology Source Type: research

Healthcare Service Use and Costs for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comparison Between Medicaid and Private Insurance.
Abstract Healthcare costs and service use for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were compared between Medicaid and private insurance, using 2003 insurance claims data in 24 states. In terms of costs and service use per child with ASD, Medicaid had higher total healthcare costs ($22,653 vs. $5,254), higher ASD-specific costs ($7,438 vs. $928), higher psychotropic medication costs($1,468 vs. $875), more speech therapy visits (13.0 vs. 3.6 visits), more occupational/physical therapy visits (6.4 vs. 0.9 visits), and more behavior modification/social skills visits (3.8 vs. 1.1 visits) than private insurance (all p < 0...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - September 11, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wang L, Mandell DS, Lawer L, Cidav Z, Leslie DL Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research

Effectiveness of speech therapy intervention for mitigating facial aging
CONCLUSION: Speech Therapy Treatment's effectiveness was noticed through photographic and video documentation as the result of applying an individualized clinical proposal, specific for the orofacial motricity area, through an aesthetic emphasized focus. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - September 5, 2012 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Integrated approach to outpatient dental treatment of a patient with cerebral palsy: a case report
ABSTRACT The large number of oral manifestations associated with motor disorders in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) makes the dentist an indispensable member of the multidisciplinary team caring for this population. This case report presents an 11‐year‐old girl with spastic CP who had severe motor impairment, and a description of her care illustrates the importance of integrated care for patients with CP who are receiving outpatient dental treatment. It was determined that the use of adaptations based on knowledge of CP supported the outpatient dental treatment. The integrated approach used during dental treatment en...
Source: Special Care in Dentistry - September 3, 2012 Category: Dentistry Authors: Cintia Regina Tornisiello Katz Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Age-Related Variation in Health Service Use and Associated Expenditures Among Children with Autism.
This study examined differences by age in service use and associated expenditures during 2005 for Medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorders. Aging was associated with significantly higher use and costs for restrictive, institution-based care and lower use and costs for community-based therapeutic services. Total expenditures increased by 5 % with each year of age; by 23 % between 3-5 and 6-11 year olds, 23 % between 6-11 and 12-16, and 14 % between 12-16 and 17-20 year olds. Use of and expenditures for long-term care, psychiatric medications, case management, medication management, day treatment/parti...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - September 1, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cidav Z, Lawer L, Marcus SC, Mandell DS Tags: J Autism Dev Disord Source Type: research

Obstacles to Communication in Children With Cri du Chat Syndrome
Conclusion: CCS is a genetic disorder that universally results in profound deficits in expressive speech. Although patients with CCS commonly present with a high-pitched voice and marked laryngeal abnormalities, they are unlikely to benefit from surgical intervention. Speech and language therapy, including augmentative communication devices, may enhance effective communication and improve the quality of life of these patients. (Source: Journal of Voice)
Source: Journal of Voice - August 24, 2012 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jordan M. Virbalas, Gina Palma, Melin Tan Source Type: research

Week of therapy affects stutterers' brains
Just one week of intensive speech therapy can reduce stuttering and produce speech changes, indicating reorganization in brain areas associated with stuttering, a new Chinese study shows -- literally, using brain imaging. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: One Week of Therapy May Help Reorganize Brain, Reduce Stuttering
Just one week of speech therapy may reorganize the brain, helping to reduce stuttering, according to a study published in the August 8, 2012, online issue of Neurology®. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - August 9, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

One week of therapy may help reorganize brain, reduce stuttering
Just one week of speech therapy may reorganize the brain, helping to reduce stuttering, according to a new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 9, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Week-Long Speech Therapy May Improve Stuttering
(Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - August 9, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Speech Therapy For Stuttering
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You might go to speech therapy for help with articulation disorders, fluency disorders, resonance disorders, and language disorders. Now research is showing that just one week of speech therapy may reorganize the brain, helping to reduce stuttering. The study gives researchers new insights into the role of different brain regions in stuttering, which affects about one percent of adults. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - August 9, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news