Speech aeromechanics and the dysarthrias: implications for children with traumatic brain injury.
BACKGROUND
In addition to cognitive, linguistic, neurobehavioral, and physical challenges, children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury can have a dysarthria that compromises intelligibility and speaking effort.


OBJECTIVE
The focus of this article is on an aeromechanical approach to understanding, evaluating, and treating the moderate-severe dysarthrias in these children.
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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 65804, USA. ron661f@smsu.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000379:methods*