Word-final prolongations in an adult male with neurofibromatosis type 1.
A case of word-final prolongations occurring in an adult male with neurofibromatosis type 1 is reported. Speech samples were collected in five different speech modalities (i.e. spontaneous speech, monologue, repetition, automatic series and reading) and subsequently analyzed in a semi-automatic manner using Praat software. Results on the frequency, nature and distribution of the word-final prolongations are presented. The possible pathogenesis of these word-final disfluencies and their relation to stuttering is discussed.


OBJECTIVE
The reader will be able to: (1) describe the characteristics of word-final prolongations as displayed by an adult male with neurofibromatosis type 1 and (2) discuss the possible pathogenesis of these word-final prolongations and their relation to stuttering.
Cosyns
Marjan
M
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Logopaedic and Audiologic Sciences, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185 2P1, Gent, Belgium. marjan.cosyns@ugent.be
Mortier
Geert
G
Corthals
Paul
P
Janssens
Sandra
S
Van Borsel
John
J
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D013997:Time Factors