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 ...

Learning points Velopharyngeal dysfunction is a rare complication that may occur following botulinum toxin A (BtA) injection to the lateral pterygoid muscles for the treatment of recurrent jaw ...

How does velopharyngeal insufficiency affect speech and what treatments are available? Read on to learn more about this speech condition, including its possible causes.

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 ...

In this study, a numerical simulation of airflow while pronouncing a phrase /usuimisosiru/ with velopharyngeal closure based on cinematic volumetric data was performed. The results indicated that the ...

Medically fit infants who underwent primary surgery for isolated cleft palate in adequately resourced settings at 6 months of age were less likely to have velopharyngeal insufficiency at the age ...

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 ...

Velopharyngeal inadequacy (VPI) is the generic term for denoting three types of abnormal velopharyngeal function, namely, velopharyngeal insufficiency which is caused by structural etiologies, ...

Introduction Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a speech difficulty that occurs when the soft palate is unable to close tightly against the back of the throat, resulting inadequate closure of the ...

Soft palate contour and movements were visualized sufficiently to assess presence of velopharyngeal closure in each case. These images enabled qualitative and dynamic assessment of velopharyngeal ...