Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology articles from December 2007

Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology archives from December 2007

Strange cures.(wierd home remedies)(Editorial)
December 1, 2007... Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing. Voltaire Have you ever wondered how to cure a hair ball? Well apparently it's...

The gluten- and casein-free diet and autism: communication outcomes from a preliminary double-blind clinical trial.(Clinical report)
December 1, 2007... This study retrospectively examined the efficacy of a gluten-free and casein-free (GFCF) diet intervention as a means to improve verbal/nonverbal communication in children with autism spectrum disorders. Data were analyzed retrospectively from...

Integrating swallowing and respiration: preliminary results of the effect of body position.(Report)
December 1, 2007... Given the previously reported potential link between aberrant patterns of breathing-swallowing coordination (BSC) and aspiration in patients with neurological impairment, if a particular body position is associated with aberrant BSC this may...

On the use of medical records for characterizing brain lesions.(Report)
December 1, 2007... In studies of neurogenic communication disorders, medical records commonly are used to characterize brain lesions, to make decisions regarding participant inclusion, and to draw general conclusions regarding brain-behavior relationships. The...

Duration of AAC technology use by persons with ALS.(augmentative and alternative communication )(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis )
December 1, 2007... The purposes of this research report are (1) to document the duration of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology use by 45 persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 7 of whom were still living (with mechanical...

The Hellenic Famous Face Screening Test.
December 1, 2007... Famous face naming and recognition tests assess lexico-semantic knowledge about well-known people and can be used as part of a neuropsychological battery for patients with aphasia, amnesia, dementia and other patients who have been found to...

The effects of supravalvular aortic stenosis elastin gene mutation on voice production.(Clinical report)
December 1, 2007... Supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) is an autosomal dominant disease that can occur as a part of Williams syndrome or as an isolated condition. It is caused by loss of function mutations within the elastin (ELN) gene leading to a quantitative...

The effect of home computer practice on naming in individuals with nonfluent aphasia and verbal apraxia.(Clinical report)
December 1, 2007... This study investigated the impact of daily home computer practice on oral naming of pictures by comparing performance with two other conditions: weekly clinician-only therapy sessions (with no computer) and no treatment. The four participants...

Coping resources, perceived stress, and recent life experiences in individuals with aphasia.
December 1, 2007... Individuals with aphasia may frequently experience stress as a result of their compromised linguistic skills. However, little is known about psychosocial factors, such as coping resources, and psychological stress in this population. The aim of...

The Communicative Effectiveness Survey: investigating its item-level psychometric properties.(Survey)
December 1, 2007... The study's purpose was to investigate the item-level psychometric properties of the Communicative Effectiveness Survey (CES) using Rasch analysis, an item response theory model. The CES (8-item 7-category rating scale) was designed to elicit...

Electronic educational products for swallowing and swallowing disorders.(Report)
December 1, 2007... This issue includes reviews of two products available to assist dysphagia clinicians as they educate patients about swallowing and swallowing disorders. The first review is of the 3D Swallow a DVD with sections explicitly developed for patients...