title: Assessment of chronic childhood dysphonia.
abstract: Chronic childhood dysphonia is a common condition in the school-age period. Perceived functional disorder is subjective and the alert is usually given by a person not belonging to the child's immediate environment. History-taking often suggests a malformation or acquired lesion. Functional assessment helps measure and diagnose the vocal impairment. Physical and endoscopic assessment in consultation is the key examination: it is only rarely impossible in children and can often found diagnosis. Additional examinations are sometimes necessary.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Morvan, 2, avenue Foch, 29609 Brest cedex, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mornet
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, 59, boulevard Pinel, 69677 Bron cedex, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Coulombeau
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, avenue Eugène-Avinée, 59037 Lille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fayoux
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marie
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital d'enfant de la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicollas
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital de la Timone Adulte, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robert-Rochet
authors.affiliation: Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Morvan, 2, avenue Foch, 29609 Brest cedex, France. Electronic address: remi.marianowski@chu-brest.fr.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marianowski
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D014833:Voice Quality
keywords: Children; Dysphonia; Endoscopic examination; Voice