Cleft palate speech dissected: a review of current knowledge and analysis

R Wyatt; D Sell; J Russell; A Harding; K Harland; E Albery

doi:10.1016/s0007-1226(96)90216-7

Cleft palate speech dissected: a review of current knowledge and analysis

Br J Plast Surg. 1996 Apr;49(3):143-9. doi: 10.1016/s0007-1226(96)90216-7.

Authors

R Wyatt¹, D Sell, J Russell, A Harding, K Harland, E Albery

Affiliation

¹ Department of Speech, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 8785593
DOI: 10.1016/s0007-1226(96)90216-7

Abstract

In this review, normal speech and its development is described and compared with the patterns typical of cleft palate speech. Attention is drawn to the importance of measuring and analysing these factors adequately for research and audit purposes, and the need for agreed parameters for reporting outcomes.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Cleft Palate / complications
Cleft Palate / physiopathology*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Speech / physiology*
Speech Disorders / etiology
Speech Intelligibility / physiology
Speech Production Measurement
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / physiopathology