Published: 2022-04-01

Speech therapy diagnosis of toddlers with vocal fold paralysis. A case study

Magdalena Knapek Logo ORCID , Paulina Wójcik-Topór Logo ORCID

Abstract

The subject of Magdalena Knapek and Paulina Wójcik-Topór’s article is the diagnosis of dysphonia and dysphagia in toddlers who suffer from a vocal cord paralysis as a result of surgery. In their research, Knapek and Wójcik-Topór have used the case-study method, which seems to be the most appropriate way to diagnose the issue and to devise speech therapy. In the theoretical part of the article, they discuss swallowing and voice disorders in children with the paralysis of vocal folds as a consequence of surgery: their causes, symptoms, and the diagnostic possibilities. Next, they look at the methods of examining dysphagic and dysphonic disorders in a toddler patient who took part in an experimental-clinical trial conducted at the University Children’s Hospital in Kraków. In the practical, case-study, section of their article, Knapek and Wójcik-Topór present the phases of the diagnosis, conclusions, and suggestions. Moreover, they address the relation of the myofunctional diagnosis to the diagnosis of the child’s prelingual and linguistic skills in the aspect of communication and development. In the conclusion section, they argue for the need to conduct a parallel speechtherapy and medical diagnosis in this and similar cases.

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Knapek, M., & Wójcik-Topór, P. (2022). Speech therapy diagnosis of toddlers with vocal fold paralysis. A case study. Forum Lingwistyczne, (10), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.31261/FL.2022.10.08

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No. 10 (2022)
Published: 2022-07-19


ISSN: 2449-9587
eISSN: 2450-2758
Ikona DOI 10.31261/FL

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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