title: Stuttering: a brief review.
abstract: The etiology of stuttering is controversial. The prevailing theories point to measurable neurophysical dysfunctions that disrupt the precise timing required to produce speech. Stuttering is a common disorder that usually resolves by adulthood. Almost 80 percent of children who stutter recover fluency by the age of 16 years. Mild stuttering is self-limited, but more severe stuttering requires speech therapy which is the mainstay of treatment. Delayed auditory feedback and computer-assisted training are currently used to help slow down speech and control other speech mechanisms. Pharmacologic therapy is seldom used, although haloperidol has been somewhat effective.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Barclay
mesh_terms: D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D013342:Stuttering / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006220:Haloperidol