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Howell, Susan; Tripoliti, Elina; Pring, Tim – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2009
Background: Speech disorders are a feature of Parkinson's disease, typically worsening as the disease progresses. The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) was developed to address these difficulties. It targets vocal loudness as a means of increasing vocal effort and improving coordination across the subsystems of speech. Aims: Currently LSVT is…
Descriptors: Health Services, Feasibility Studies, Speech Impairments, Diseases
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Constantinescu, Gabriella; Theodoros, Deborah; Russell, Trevor; Ward, Elizabeth; Wilson, Stephen; Wootton, Richard – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Patients with Parkinson's disease face numerous access barriers to speech pathology services for appropriate assessment and treatment. Telerehabilitation is a possible solution to this problem, whereby rehabilitation services may be delivered to the patient at a distance, via telecommunication and information technologies. A number of…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Diseases, Speech Language Pathology, Information Technology
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Hooper, Celia R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2004
Children with voice disorders do respond to treatment, with vocal hyperfunction being the predominant disorder on the caseload of the pediatric voice clinician. This article reviews the literature in describing what is known about these children and typical disorders, prevention of voice disorders, the need for treatment, the referral patterns of…
Descriptors: Voice Disorders, Children, Outcomes of Treatment, Pediatrics