Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology articles from March 2004

Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology archives from March 2004

A little night Tafelspitz.(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... ... When I am, as it were, completely myself, entirely alone, and of good cheer--say traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep--it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best, and most...

Botulinum toxin management of adductor spasmodic dysphonia with vocal tremors.
March 1, 2004... A prospective nonrandomized study of 9 patients undergoing their first treatment for adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD) at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, provided the data discussed here. The investigation had a twofold purpose: (a) to...

Speech and swallowing performances in tardive dyskinesia: a case study.
March 1, 2004... The natures of dysarthria and dysphagia in an individual with Tardive Dyskinesia are described through this retrospective, longitudinal case study. The results of periodic speech examinations identified a mild-to-moderate and persistent...

Nasalance measurements as outcome indices for palatal lift management: lift in versus lift out.
March 1, 2004... Prosthetic management of velopharyngeal incompetence with a palatal lift is now advocated for patients who have structurally adequate but dysfunctional velopharyngeal mechanisms. Additional data are needed to examine the effectiveness of a...

Reliability of speech intelligibility ratings using the unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale.
March 1, 2004... The Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) is widely used by medical, nursing, and allied-health professionals in the management and study of patients with Huntington disease (HD), who sometimes present with decreased speech...

22q13 deletion syndrome: a report of the language function in two cases.
March 1, 2004... Subtelomeric chromosomal deletions are an important cause of mental retardation and other developmental delays. Deletion of the terminal region of the long arm of chromosome 22 has been recently recognized and is characterized by developmental...

The Psychology of Neurogenic Communication Disorders: a primer for health care professionals.(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... The Psychology of Neurogenic Communication Disorders: A Primer for Health Care Professionals Author: Dennis C. Tanner Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2003 ISBN: 0-205-37072-1, 192 pages, $45.80 Dr. Tanner opens his book The...