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Speech impairment

Speech impairment: Introduction

Speech impairment: Any impairment to ones ability to speek. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Speech impairment is available below.

Symptoms of Speech impairment

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See full list of 6 symptoms of Speech impairment

Disease Topics Related To Speech impairment

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Speech impairment:

• Voicelessness
• Chronic hoarseness
• Stuttering or stammering
• Cerebral plasy
• Head injury
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Medical Textbooks Online about Speech impairment

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Speech impairment?

• Misdiagnosis of Speech impairment
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• Hidden causes of Speech impairment (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Speech impairment

Misdiagnosis and Speech impairment

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Speech impairment: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
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Causes of Speech impairment

• Speech conditions
  • Stuttering
  • Tourette syndrome
• Facial paralysis - facial muscle paralysis may cause various speech difficulties.
  • Bell's palsy
• more causes...»

See full list of 22 causes of Speech impairment

More information about causes of Speech impairment:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Speech impairment (10 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Speech impairment (2 listings)
• Underlying causes of Speech impairment
• Speech impairment as a complication caused by other conditions
• Speech impairment as a symptom
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News Archives for Speech impairment

Medical news articles related to Speech impairment include:

• Pitch Patterns Play Greater Role in Speech Perception
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Speech impairment

Medical research articles related to Speech impairment include:

• The ABCD2 prediction rule for patients with TIA
• Tympanostomy tube insertion for otitis media in children
• Clinical Guidelines for stroke and TIA management
• HIV for non-HIV specialists - diagnosing the undiagnosed
• The ABCD, California, and unified ABCD2 risk scores predicted stroke within 2, 7, and 90 days after TIA
• Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack.
• Early assessment and diagnosis. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.
• Organisation of services. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.
• more research...»

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Videos for Speech impairment

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Reseach about Speech impairment

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Clinical Trials for Speech impairment

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Speech impairment include:

• Ultrasound Evaluation of Tongue Movements in Speech and Swallowing - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Characteristics of Idiopathic Familial Speech Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Development of Normative Ultrasound Databases of Tongue Surface Configuration - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Effect of Oral Candidiasis on the Speech Production, Feeding Skills, and Self-Concept of Children and Adolescents With Symptomatic HIV Infection - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of the Effects of Response Elaboration Training for Aphasia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 20 Clinical Trials for Speech impairment

Statistics for Speech impairment

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• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Speech impairment
• Death and Mortality statistics for Speech impairment
• Society statistics for Speech impairment

Speech impairment: Broader Related Topics

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Types of Speech impairment

Types of Speech impairment

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Stories from Users Related to Speech impairment

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• Toddler Speech confused HELP
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• Loss of sight, speech and eventually consciousness
• speech & memeory difficulties
• Loss of taste and now loss of speech
• Loss of speech
• Illness leaves a speech impairment

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Definitions of Speech impairment:

Acquired or developmental conditions marked by an impaired ability to comprehend or generate spoken forms of language. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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