Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology articles from June 2006

Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology archives from June 2006

James L. Case, Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1939-2006.(in memoriam)(In memoriam)
June 1, 2006... The world has lost a scholar, a clinician, and a great teacher. James Case was a consummate professional in his specialty areas of cranio-facial disorders and voice disorders and served as a trusted member of the Editorial Consultant Board for...

Cell hell.(cell phone disturbances)(Editorial)
June 1, 2006... The cell phone has transformed public places into giant phone-a-thons in which callers exist within narcissistic cocoons of private conversations. Mary Schmich 1983 was a memorable year. In the United States, Alice Walker won the...

Feeding patients with advanced dementia: the role of the speech-language pathologist in making end-of-life decisions.(Health Care Forum)
June 1, 2006... Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who serve as members of a multidisciplinary care team in long-term care facilities are called on to contribute to the process of development and implementation of the nutrition care plan (White, 2005). A...

Treatment guidelines for acquired apraxia of speech: a synthesis and evaluation of the evidence.(ANCDS Bulletin Board)(Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences )
June 1, 2006... This report provides a summary and critical appraisal of the evidence utilized in the development of treatment guidelines for acquired apraxia of speech (AOS). This systematic review of the AOS treatment literature is a result of the efforts of...

Treatment guidelines for acquired apraxia of speech: treatment descriptions and recommendations.(care and treatment)
June 1, 2006... This article is the second of two reports from the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) Writing Committee of Treatment Guidelines for AOS. The first report provided a review and evaluation of the AOS treatment...

The coordination of respiration and swallowing for volitional and reflexive swallows: a pilot study.(case study)
June 1, 2006... This pilot project evaluated breathing-swallowing coordination during sleep and wakefulness via concurrent measurements of submental surface electromyographic activity, swallowing acoustics, and nasal airflow of 16 young and elderly healthy...

Auditory temporal resolution in children with specific language impairment.(tone frequency)
June 1, 2006... There are controversies surrounding the issue of temporal auditory processing and specific language impairment (SLI). This article explores the influence of tone frequency on temporal resolution in SLI. The Auditory Fusion Test-Revised (AFT-R)...

Tracheoesophageal speech rehabilitation: managing complications to ensure successful treatment outcomes.(tracheoesophageal puncture )
June 1, 2006... This investigation appraises the results of tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) surgical voice restoration, at our institution over a 5-year period, in patients with endolaryngeal tumors who did not require loco-regional or free flap...

Dysarthria following cerebellar mutism secondary to resection of a fourth ventricle medulloblastoma: a case study.(risk factors)
June 1, 2006... A case study is presented of an 11-year-old boy who developed severe cerebellar ataxia following resection of a fourth ventricle meduloblastoma. Dysarthria is a frequent sequela to resolution of the cerebellar mutism syndrome associated with...

Exploring interrater agreement in scoring of the Revised Token Test.
June 1, 2006... Reliable and accurate scoring is an especially challenging issue for tests using multidimensional scoring. In this exploratory study, we examined patterns of interrater disagreements in the Revised Token Test (RTT) scoring. Scoring reports of...