- Speech Pathologists and Resonance Disorders
Hypernasality: a voice or resonance disorder?Hypernasality is often mislabeled as a voice disorder. In fact, it is a resonance disorder! Voice disorders are caused by dysfunction of the larynx. Hypernasality is caused by a dysfunction of the velopharyngeal mechanism.
(Added: Wed May 01 2002)
- Velocardiofacial Syndrome
Velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) is a disorder that has
been associated with over thirty different features. (A
disease or disorder that has more than one identifying
feature or symptom is a syndrome.) The name velocardiofacial syndrome comes from the Latin words
"velum" meaning palate, "cardia" meaning heart and "facies"
having to do with the face. Not all of these identifying
features are found in each child who is born with VCFS.
(Added: Wed May 01 2002)
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