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Movement Disorders in Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome and Response to Immunomodulation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study characterizes movement disorders and treatment responses in seven children with Aicardi–Goutières syndrome (AGS). We retrospectively evaluated motor phenotypes, neuroimaging, and interferon signatures in patients treated with baricitinib or anifrolumab. Spasticity affected all patients, while dystonia was present in 4/7.
Enrique Gonzalez Saez‐Diez, Monica Ferrer Socorro, Kathryn Yang, Nicole Battaglia, Zainab Zaman, Mariko Bennett, Adeline Vanderver, Pui Y. Lee, Lauren A. Henderson, Milena M. Andzelm, Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acoustic Identification of the Voicing Boundary during Intervocalic Offsets and Onsets Based on Vocal Fold Vibratory Measures

Applied Sciences, 2021
Methods for automating relative fundamental frequency (RFF)—an acoustic estimate of laryngeal tension—rely on manual identification of voiced/unvoiced boundaries from acoustic signals.
Jennifer M. Vojtech, Dante D. Cilento, Austin T. Luong, Jacob P. Noordzij, Manuel Diaz-Cadiz, Matti D. Groll, Daniel P. Buckley, Victoria S. McKenna, J. Pieter Noordzij, Cara E. Stepp   +9 more
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Speech, Language, and Hearing Careers: Recruiting Students From Diverse Populations

, 2017
A shortage of individuals from racial or ethnic minority groups in speech, language, and hearing (SLH) professions limits the ability to best serve people of diverse cultures and creates health disparities (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ...
Rebecca K. Weinbaum, Monica Bellon-Harn
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Metabolic and Microvascular Risk Factors Associated With Brain Health in Type 1 Diabetes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examined relationships between metabolic factors, microvascular complications, and brain health in adults with type 1 diabetes. Fifty‐one adults were assessed for metabolic risk factors, microvascular complications, and cognitive function, with a subset completing brain MRI.
Jihyun Park, Emily J. Koubek, Richard Beare, Lynn Ang, Brian C. Callaghan, Rodica Pop‐Busui, Eva L. Feldman, Evan L. Reynolds   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nursing personnel and speech-language therapists communication practices in dysphagia management

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Background: Communication between speech-language therapists (SLTs) and nursing personnel is essential for safe dysphagia management, as unclear exchanges can compromise patient outcomes and care continuity.
Alida de Beer, Athenkosi Mpiti, Zeenat Ganie, Lesedi Rakgase, Sinovuyo Mduzulwana, Aldon Barend   +5 more
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Energetic and Informational Components of Speech-on-Speech Masking in Binaural Speech Intelligibility and Perceived Listening Effort

Trends in Hearing, 2019
Speech perception in complex sound fields can greatly benefit from different unmasking cues to segregate the target from interfering voices. This study investigated the role of three unmasking cues (spatial separation, gender differences, and masker time
Jan Rennies, Virginia Best, Elin Roverud, Gerald Kidd   +3 more
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Perceived barriers to compliance with speech-language therapist dysphagia recommendations of South African nurses

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Literature has shown that there is limited compliance amongst nurses with the dysphagia recommendations made by speech-language therapists (SLTs).
Andrea Robbertse, Alida de Beer
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Attentional Disengagement and the Locus Coeruleus – Norepinephrine System in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2021
BackgroundDifferences in non-social attentional functions have been identified as among the earliest features that distinguish infants later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and may contribute to the emergence of core ASD symptoms ...
Brandon Keehn, Brandon Keehn, Girija Kadlaskar, Sophia Bergmann, Rebecca McNally Keehn, Alexander Francis   +5 more
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Initial acquisition of mental graphemic representations inchildren with language impairment

, 2010
Purpose The authors examined initial acquisition of mental graphemic representations (MGRs) for a set of pseudowords in children with language impairment (LI).
Wolter, Julie A., Apel, K., Apel, Kenn, Wolter, Julie Ann   +3 more
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Speech-language-hearing instruments to assess peripheral facial palsy: an integrative literature review

, 2021
Purpose: to describe and analyze the clinical instruments that assess peripheral facial palsy through an integrative literature review. Methods: the precepts for this type of review were followed: research question, identification, selection of studies,
Mariane Maião Pereira (12826472), Esther Mandelbaum Gonçalves Bianchini (4699888), Mabile Francine Ferreira Silva (12826475), Ruth Ramalho Ruivo Palladino (7426109)   +3 more
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