title: Voice rehabilitation of Broca's aphasia following total laryngectomy.
abstract: Total laryngectomy, as a consequence of carcinoma of the larynx, results in loss of speech function. Cerebrovascular stroke is the leading cause of reduced speech production ability, and thereby communication difficulties. The case is presented of a 60-year-old male patient who suffered stroke five years after a total laryngectomy. Speech rehabilitation was hampered due to the depressive state of the patient. Although contraindicated, the secondary voice prosthesis was implanted. Only at that moment the patient showed willingness and motivation for speech rehabilitation. The aim of this presentation is to demonstrate that not all neurological disorders are contraindicated for implantation of voice prostheses.
authors: University of Rijeka, Rijeka University Hospital Center, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Rijeka, Croatia. dubravko_manestar@net.hr
authors: Dubravko
authors: D
authors: Manestar
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Tićac
authors: Radan
authors: R
authors: Starcević
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Sepić
authors: Goran
authors: G
authors: Malvić
authors: Blazen
authors: B
authors: Marijić
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Bonifacić
mesh_terms: D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013070:Speech Therapy