Non-Interventional Factors Influencing Velopharyngeal Function For Speech In Initial Cleft Palate Repair: A Systematic Review Protocol

Non-Interventional Factors Influencing Velopharyngeal Function For Speech In Initial Cleft Palate Repair: A Systematic Review Protocol

Abstract Background This systematic review aims to inform the development of a screening tool which pre-operatively predicts which children are likely to develop velopharyngeal insufficiency, one of the causes of poor speech outcomes, following cleft palate repair. This would be highly beneficial as...

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Main Authors: David Sainsbury, Caroline Williams, Catherine de Blacam, Joanne Mullen, Ambika Chadha, Yvonne Wren, Peter Hodgkinson, Cleft Multidisciplinary Collaborative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Cleft palate
Palatoplasty
Speech
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Hypernasality
Velopharyngeal incompetence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1141-2

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