Using electropalatography (EPG) to diagnose and treat articulation disorders associated with mild cerebral palsy: a case study
Using electropalatography (EPG) to diagnose and treat articulation disorders associated with mild cerebral palsy: a case study
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使用电子腭位描记术 (EPG) 诊断和治疗与轻度脑瘫相关的关节障碍：案例研究
DOI：
10.1080/0269920031000079976
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发表时间：
2003
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
S. Wood
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作者：
F. Gibbon;S. Wood
一些患有轻度脑瘫的儿童患有发音障碍，对传统的语言治疗技术具有抵抗力。这项初步研究调查了使用腭电(EPG)诊断和治疗一名8岁男孩(D)先天性左侧偏瘫的长期发音障碍，该发音障碍对传统语言治疗技术无效。EPG治疗的目标是影响语音目标/k，g，η/的语音错误，这些目标始终位于牙槽位置的前方[t，d，n]。在为期4个月的15次EPG治疗后，D生产Velars的能力显著提高。EPG数据揭示了诊断重要性的两个特征。第一个是异常不对称的舌腭部接触模式，第二个是异常长的闭合时间。这些特征被解释为言语运动控制受损的一种微妙形式，可能与轻微的残留神经缺陷有关。提示EPG对诊断和治疗轻度脑性瘫痪患者的关节功能障碍有潜在的价值。
Some children with mild cerebral palsy have articulation disorders that are resistant to conventional speech therapy techniques. This preliminary study investigated the use of electropalatography (EPG) to diagnose and treat a long‐standing articulation disorder that had not responded to conventional speech therapy techniques in an 8‐year‐old boy (D) with a congenital left hemiplegia. The targets for EPG therapy were speech errors affecting velar targets /k, g, η/, which were consistently fronted to alveolar placement [t, d, n]. After 15 sessions of EPG therapy over a 4‐month period, D's ability to produce velars improved significantly. The EPG data revealed two features of diagnostic importance. The first was an unusually asymmetrical pattern of tongue‐palate contact and the second was unusually long stop closure durations. These features are interpreted as a subtle form of impaired speech motor control that could be related to a mild residual neurological deficit. The results suggest that EPG is of potential benefit for diagnosing and treating articulation disorders in individuals with mild cerebral palsy.