BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease (PD) patients are affected by hypokinetic dysarthria, characterized by hypophonia and dysprosody, which worsens with disease progression. Levodopa's (l-dopa) effect on quality of speech is inconclusive; no data are currently available for late-stage PD (LSPD). OBJECTIVE To assess the modifications of speech and voice in LSPD following an acute l-dopa challenge. ...

The purpose of this study is the development of language-intervention content, “Special Friend, iRobiQ.” The play-robot content serves various roles: The promotion of language interaction for children with speechlanguage disorders; an interlocutor friend (Talking Friend, iRobiQ); the transmission of data for diagnosis and evaluation between parents and experts; and a monitor for the supervisor ...

AIM The aim of this study was to propose a new voice rehabilitation program for Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients based on voice and choral singing treatment (VCST). METHODS The authors carried out a pilot test-retest non-controlled study with twenty PD patients that voluntarily took part to the speech rehabilitation treatment. Patients underwent 20 hours of speech therapy, two sessions of on...

The article deals with the organization of preventive speech therapy work young children in a preschool educational organization; possibility using productive activities identifying and correcting disorders is revealed; results examination first junior group three institutions Tutaevsky municipal district (Yaroslavl region) amount 70 people (32 boys, 38 girls) are described. age studied from 1 ...

BACKGROUND Language development is one of the most significant processes of early childhood development. Children with delayed speech development are more at risk of acquiring other cognitive, social-emotional, and school-related problems. Music therapy appears to facilitate speech development in children, even within a short period of time. The aim of this pilot study is to explore the effects...

BACKGROUND Limited research exists regarding the influence of a treating physical therapist on patient recovery (deemed therapist effects). Recent randomized clinical trials data provide an indication of small therapist effects for manual therapy; however, the extent to which therapist effects exist in the average outpatient facility is not clear. Moreover, patient-related prognostic factors, l...

DiGeorge’s syndrome is a 22q11.2 deletion leading to abnormal embryogenesis of pharyngeal arches and it manifesting in variety clinical signs symptoms. The spectrum anomalies varies from minor facial dysmorphism cleft palate broad cardiovascular anomalies, thymic disfunction immune deficiencies, hypocalcemia due tohypoparathyroidism,growth developmental delay speech disturbances. Cardiovascular...

Dear Editor, The phenomenon of echolalia in autism and Asperger ’s syndrome1 has been well documented. However, few studies have attributed functionality to the structure of echolalia or have investigated the clinical use of this phenomenon in speech therapy for patients fitting this profile. We have observed that, in children with Asperger’s syndrome, some occurrences of echolalia present char...

The present study investigated the association between therapist dispositional mindfulness and therapist self-affiliation, the therapeutic alliance, and treatment outcome. Total therapist mindfulness was associated with therapist self-affiliation, r=.413, p<.05. Therapist mindfulness was positively correlated with therapist ratings of the working alliance, r=.456, p<.05, though only the Act wit...