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Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of therapies for speech problems.
Reviewed June 2009
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Speech therapy for children with dysarthria acquired before three years of age
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Dysarthria is a disorder which reduces the control of movements for speech. Children with dysarthria often have shallow, irregular breathing and speak on small, residual pockets of air. They have low pitched, harsh voices, nasalised speech and very poor...
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May 2009
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Intervention for childhood apraxia of speech
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Children who have childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) find it very difficult to make sounds in the right order, which makes it hard for others to understand them. Communication can thus break down between speaker and listener. ...
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Jul 2008
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Systematic Reviews of Rehabilitation
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of types of rehabilitation.
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May 2008
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Electropalatography for articulation disorders associated with cleft palate
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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A cleft palate means that during the early stages of pregnancy, the baby's roof of the mouth does not join in the normal way. The lip is sometimes cleft as well as the palate. Children who are born with a cleft lip or palate usually have corrective surg...
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Apr 2008
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| Title: |
Interventions for treating functional dysphonia in adults
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Functional dysphonia is characterised by an abnormal quality of voice in the absence of an identifiable lesion. People in occupations where voice use is central, like teachers, are more at risk of developing functional dysphonia. The causes of voice dis...
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May 2007
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Botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of spasmodic dysphonia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Botulinum toxin is currently the gold standard of treatment for patients with spasmodic dysphonia. It has been used over the past two decades to treat both adductor and abductor forms of the disorder. The results of this review of randomised controlled ...
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Apr 2007
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Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Speech and language therapy treatments for people with dysarthria have not been tested in large clinical trials. Dysarthria is a speech problem which can be caused by a number of brain disorders including conditions such as stroke and head injury. Typic...
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Feb 2005
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| Title: |
Interventions for apraxia of speech following stroke
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| Publisher: |
John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
No evidence was found for the treatment of apraxia of speech, a communication disorder that can affect stroke patients. Patients with apraxia of speech know what they want to say, but are unable to carry out the speech movements due to their inability t...
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Dec 2004
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Non-pharmacological therapies for dysphagia in Parkinson's disease
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review compared the benefits of swallowing therapy versus placebo (sham therapy) or no therapy for swallowing disorders in Parkinson's disease. Relevant trials were identified by electronic searches of 21 medical literature databases, various regis...
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| Date: |
Nov 2000
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Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Language impairment (aphasia) is apparent in the first week in about one quarter of survivors of a stroke. About half of all spontaneous recovery from disability occurs over the first month and can continue for six months. About 12% of survivors of are ...
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Jun 1999
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