Journal article
Voice disorders in children with classic galactosemia
Journal of inherited metabolic disease, Vol.34(2), pp.377-385
04/2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/115499
PMCID: PMC3063853
PMID: 20882349
Abstract
Children with classic galactosemia are at risk for motor speech disorders resulting from disruptions in motor planning and programming (childhood apraxia of speech or CAS) or motor execution (dysarthria). In the present study of 33 children with classic galactosemia, 21% were diagnosed with CAS, 3% with ataxic dysarthria, and 3% with mixed CAS-dysarthria. Voice disorders due to laryngeal insufficiency were common in children with dysarthria and co-occurred with CAS. Most (58%) of the children with classic galactosemia had decreased respiratory-phonatory support for speech, and 33% had disturbed vocal quality that was indicative of cerebellar dysfunction. Three children, two diagnosed with CAS and one not diagnosed with a motor speech disorder, had vocal tremors. Treatment of voice dysfunction in neurogenic speech disorders is discussed.
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- Title
- Voice disorders in children with classic galactosemia
- Creators
- Nancy L Potter - Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, USA. nlpotter@wsu.edu
- Publication Details
- Journal of inherited metabolic disease, Vol.34(2), pp.377-385
- Academic Unit
- Speech and Hearing Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- DC000496 / NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000496 / NIDCD NIH HHS P30 HD003352 / NICHD NIH HHS R01 DC000496-16 / NIDCD NIH HHS HD03352 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99900547634901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article