Machine Learning for Automatic Detection of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: Proof of Concept [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenNicholas O’Sick, DO +8 more
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Pharyngeal Flaps versus Sphincter Pharyngeoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Cleft Palate Patients; Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Ain Shams Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Insufficient function of the velum, lateral, and posterior pharyngeal walls cause velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), which is defined by an inability to properly separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
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The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020 Background Velopharyngeal dysfunction causes abnormal speech due to altered nasal resonance during the production of oral speech sounds. The development of computer-based speech therapy has been growing to make use of computer technology in providing an ...
Reham Mohamed Elmaghraby +3 more
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Diagnostic Instruments and Therapeutic Decisions in Velopharyngeal Dysfunction of Pediatric Patients
Logopedia, 2023 Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) is a disorder of the function of the velopharyngeal valve, whose task is to separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity during the act of speech, blowing, sucking or vomiting.
Maja Solarz +3 more
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Comprehensive evaluation of velopharyngeal function in myasthenia gravis patients
, 2022 Purpose Hypernasality, which is a symptom of dysarthria, may be seen in patients with Myasthenia Gravis with bulbar symptoms. However, there is not enough evidence to show that these patients may have velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Bekircan-Kurt, Can Ebru +5 more
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Perceptual Speech Assessment after Maxillary Advancement Osteotomy in Patients with a Repaired Cleft Lip and Palate [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 BackgroundMaxillary hypoplasia refers to a deficiency in the growth of the maxilla commonly seen in patients with a repaired cleft palate. Those who develop maxillary hypoplasia can be offered a repositioning of the maxilla to a functional and esthetic ...
Seok-Kwun Kim +3 more
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Video Game Rehabilitation of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Case Series. [PDF]
J Speech Lang Hear Res, 2017 Purpose Video games provide a promising platform for rehabilitation of speech disorders. Although video games have been used to train speech perception in foreign language learners and have been proposed for aural rehabilitation,
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Speech Disorders Related to Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
, 2021 This chapter describes the impact on speech and language development of being born with a cleft-related condition when surgery to repair the cleft is performed in a timely manner. Intervention for children born with cleft palate may be needed to target a
Valerie Pereira +7 more
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Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2017 Objectives: Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) secondary to neuromuscular pathology is well recognized. Surgical treatment in these patients using palatoplasty or conventional sphincteric and posterior flap-based pharyngoplasty is often contraindicated as ...
Khurram Khan, Michael Cadier
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Communication disorders in individuals with cleft lip and palate: An overview
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2009 The need for an interdisciplinary approach in the comprehensive management of individuals with cleft lip and palate is well recognized. This article provides an introduction to communication disorders in individuals with cleft lip and palate for members ...
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