title: Speech language pathology findings in a Treacher Collins syndrome patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is a rare disorder with different levels of severity due to congenital head and face abnormalities which affect language, orofacial musculature, voice and breadth, suction, chewing and swallowing functions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This paper objectifies to report a Treacher Collins syndrome patient, describing phonoaudiological changes that can be found in individuals suffering from this syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out with a male child at a teaching Speech Language Pathology clinic in Southern Brazil. The patient underwent audiological assessment, as well as orofacial motricity, swallowing, voice and speech assessments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  By means of the assessments, it was possible to perceive that the patient presents moderate hearing loss, inadequacy of phonoarticulatory organs, base of the tongue going backwards and epiglottis collapse over the larynx. In spite of evidencing significant difficulty in producing speech sounds, due to musculoskeletal changes, he effectively interacts in communicative situations, besides understanding sentences and narrated stories.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The screened case report evidences that an interdisciplinary follow-up is indispensable for this patient suffering from Treacher Collins syndrome, which implies not only speech language therapeutic follow-up, but also in ear, nose and throat and orthodontics areas.
authors.affiliation: Master of the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giselle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massi
authors.affiliation: Speech Language Pathologist, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UT, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dayane Roberta de
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Master of the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rosane Sampaio
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Master of the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngologist. Master of the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vinícios Duarte
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Master of the Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná. Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guarinello
authors.affiliation: Nurse. Doctoral student of Graduate Program in Communication Disorders at Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - UTP and Instituto Federal do Paraná - IFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nadine de Biagi
authors.initials: Nde B
authors.lastname: Ziesemer
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: mandibulofacial dysostosis; maxillofacial abnormalities; speech; speech therapy