Objective To review the clinical and molecular-genetic characteristics of 34 children who were referred to the clinical genetics department with a presenting diagnosis of definite or suspected ...

To investigate whether the technique is able to identify the impairment of velopharyngeal (VP) activity in individuals with clinical diagnosis of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Twenty subjects ...

There are mainly two types of speech problems in individuals with velopharyngeal dysfunction (e.g. cleft palate); articulation (related to place and manner of speech sounds) and nasality as a ...

Keywords: velopharyngeal inadequacy, quality of life, instruments, patient-report outcomes, patient-report outcome questionnaire Citation: Frontiers Production Office (2022) Erratum: Velopharyngeal ...

Cleft palate is a common birth defect worldwide. Children diagnosed with this abnormality face difficulties during feeding, hearing, and especially speech. Although surgical methods exist to repair ...

Written by Child Life specialists, these colorful photo stories help children prepare for their time at Seattle Children’s. Use these booklets to lessen your child’s worry and spark conversation. Some ...

Article citations More>> Isono, S., Tanaka, A., Sho, Y., Konno, A. and Nishino, T. (1995) Advancement of the Mandible Improves Velopharyngeal Airway Patency. Journal of Applied Physiology, 79, ...

Poor control over the velopharyngeal (VP) port (connection between the oral and nasal cavities) leads to unintelligible speech; this VP dysfunction (VPD) can be due to structural abnormalities, poor ...

The Childhood Communication Center provides care for children with hearing loss and speech problems. We offer the only program in the region to evaluate voice disorders in children.

Velopharyngeal area was estimated during the production of the sound /p/ inserted in a sentence, and the velopharyngeal closure was classified as adequate, borderline or inadequate. Hypernasality was ...

ABSTRACT: Velopharyngeal closure function following modified unified velopharyngeal plasty performed by a single surgeon was evaluated pre- and postoperatively in 14 children with cleft palate after ...