TY - JOUR
T1 - Velopharyngeal impairment
AU - Tomes, Lucrezia A.
AU - Kuehn, David P.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - This paper reviews recent literature pertinent to understanding and treating velopharyngeal impairment during speech. Most of this literature concerns velopharyngeal impairment secondary to palatal clefting, but some papers address velopharyngeal impairment related to other conditions, including neurogenic disorders and palatal lesions. This paper discusses the causes of palatal clefting, the structure and function of the normal velopharynx and that of individuals with clefts, diagnosis of velopharyngeal impairment, treatment of velopharyngeal impairment, and ethical issues of concern to those who treat individuals with histories of palatal clefting.
AB - This paper reviews recent literature pertinent to understanding and treating velopharyngeal impairment during speech. Most of this literature concerns velopharyngeal impairment secondary to palatal clefting, but some papers address velopharyngeal impairment related to other conditions, including neurogenic disorders and palatal lesions. This paper discusses the causes of palatal clefting, the structure and function of the normal velopharynx and that of individuals with clefts, diagnosis of velopharyngeal impairment, treatment of velopharyngeal impairment, and ethical issues of concern to those who treat individuals with histories of palatal clefting.
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U2 - 10.1097/00020840-199606000-00001
DO - 10.1097/00020840-199606000-00001
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0030004064
SN - 1068-9508
VL - 4
SP - 155
EP - 165
JO - Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 3
ER -