%0 Journal Article %1 Gibbon2003 %A Gibbon, Fiona E %A Wood, Sara E %D 2003 %J Clin Linguist Phon %K Articulation Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Electrophysiology; Hemiplegia; Humans; Male; Palate; Phonetics; Speech Tests; Therapy %N 4-5 %P 365--374 %T Using electropalatography (EPG) to diagnose and treat articulation disorders associated with mild cerebral palsy: a case study. %V 17 %X 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, eta/, 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.

@article{Gibbon2003, abstract = {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, eta/, 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.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:31:40.000+0200}, author = {Gibbon, Fiona E and Wood, Sara E}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2307f646333d74b4fbf4e7ad05ea920e5/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {a05bd9374ab392518045c1e769d3d8ce}, intrahash = {307f646333d74b4fbf4e7ad05ea920e5}, journal = {Clin Linguist Phon}, keywords = {Articulation Disorders; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Electrophysiology; Hemiplegia; Humans; Male; Palate; Phonetics; Speech Tests; Therapy}, number = {4-5}, pages = {365--374}, pmid = {12945612}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:31:40.000+0200}, title = {Using electropalatography (EPG) to diagnose and treat articulation disorders associated with mild cerebral palsy: a case study.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 17, year = 2003 }