What is Vocal Cord Dysfunction?
Discussion
Vocal cord function involves balancing muscular and neuronal functions. The superior laryngeal nerves (SLN) and recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLN) are the main nerves responsible for sensation and motor innervation. There are two sides to the larynx and they operate ipsilaterally, therefore one side can be affected while the other is not.
Vocal cord paresis or paralysis are “an impairment of the vocal fold motor function that is caused by nerve or neuromuscular abnormalit[ies].” Paresis involves some maintenance of vocal cord movement while paralysis does not. Paresis is also more of a continuum than a...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 18, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What It ’s Like Living With Aphasia—and How to Support a Loved One With the Condition
Bruce Willis, the 67-year-old actor and star of classic action movies like Die Hard, is halting his acting career after being diagnosed with the language disorder aphasia. On March 30, his daughter Rumer, ex-wife Demi Moore, and other family members announced the diagnosis on Instagram.
“Our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” the family wrote. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”
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Source: TIME: Health - March 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news
Speech therapy: Covid had 'devastating' effect on children
Children missed "vital development" when speech and language therapy was cancelled, a report says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID Patient Hospitalized for 550 Days Finally Returns Home COVID Patient Hospitalized for 550 Days Finally Returns Home
"I lost usage of my hands, of my arms, of everything — my legs — so I had to wait for all that to come back. Do a lot of rehab, speech therapy, learn how to eat, learn how to swallow."WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 7, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Scopio Labs scoops up $50M; Expressable rakes in $15M for digital speech therapy and more fundings
Also: VisuWell scores $10 million for its telehealth tool, and Epicore Biosystems picks up $10 million for its hydration wearable. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 9, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Cognitive-communication complaints and referrals for speech-language pathology services following concussion - O'Brien KH, Wallace T, Kemp AM, Pei Y.
This study investigates whether self-report of communication problems postconcussion may be useful in identifying clients who could benef... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hearing Loss More Common in Older White Adults Versus Blacks
TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 -- The likelihood of hearing loss is nearly double in older White adults versus older Black adults, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
ZhiDi Deng, from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 14, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Factors associated with suicide ideation of healthcare university students - Sousa GS, Ramos BMD, Tonaco LAB, Reinaldo AMDS, Pereira MO, Botti NCL.
OBJECTIVES: to analyze the factors associated with suicidal ideation in students from healthcare graduation courses. METHODS: quantitative, cross-sectional study, with 251 students from the courses of radiology, speech-language therapy, medicine, n... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Center for Hearing & Speech names Cathy Brown as its new executive director
The nonprofit center, founded in 2020, offers hearing, speech, language and screening services to children and adults, regardless of their ability to pay. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 5, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news
Center for Hearing & Speech names Cathy Brown as its new executive director
The nonprofit center, founded in 2020, offers hearing, speech, language and screening services to children and adults, regardless of their ability to pay. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 5, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Diana Barr Source Type: news
What are Some of the Complications of Short Bowel Syndrome?
Discussion
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal emergencies in neonates. Mortality rates are from 0-45% depending on infant weight and gestation with more premature and smaller infants having greater mortality. NEC usually occurs in premature infants but it also occurs in term infants. The etiology is unknown but is probably multifactorial with ischemia and/or reperfusion playing some role. There are ‘outbreaks’ of NEC but no causative organism has been identified. Regardless of the originating cause, inflammation of the intestine and release of inflammatory mediators causes variou...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 30, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
First-line health care providers' reported knowledge of and referrals to speech-language pathologists for clients with mild traumatic brain injury - Knollman-Porter K, Brown JA, Wallace T, Spitz S.
PURPOSE People with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may experience deficits in cognition or communication that go unnoticed by first-line health care providers (FHPs). Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) assess and treat these domains yet are often unde... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
In Texas-Mexico Border Towns, COVID-19 Has Had an Unconscionably High Death Toll
Alfredo “Freddy” Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades at one of the poorest middle schools in El Paso, Texas. He was known for buying his students shoes and bow ties for their band concerts, his effortlessly positive demeanor and his suave personal style—“he looked like he stepped out of a different era, the 1950s,” says his niece, Ruby Montana. While Valles was singular in life, his death at age 60 in February 2021 was part of a devastating statistic: He was one of thousands of deaths in Texas border counties—where coronavirus mortalit...
Source: TIME: Health - June 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: René Kladzyk, Phil Galewitz and Elizabeth Lucas | El Paso Matters and KHN Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Occurrence of speech-language disorders in the acute phase following pediatric acquired brain injury: results from the Ghent University Hospital - Alighieri C, De Maere K, Poncelet G, Willekens L, Linden CV, Oostra K, Van Lierde K, D'haeseleer E.
This study investigated the occurrence of speech-language disorders during the acute phase of recovery in children with acquired brain injury (ABI) with an age between 0 and 16 years.METHODS: A retrospective chart analysis was performed incl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Speech therapy often can help those whose speech is affected by stroke
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother had a stroke six months ago. Her mobility has returned to near normal, but she still has some difficulty communicating. She can read and understand others when they speak, but she often struggles to find the words she wants to say. While frustrated, she refuses to try speech therapy, saying it [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 28, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
