[Treatment of stuttering]. 2009

Marja-Leena Haapanen
Korvaklinikka, foniatrian yksikkö, PL 220, 00029 HUS.

Stuttering in children will usually pass either with therapy or spontaneously. It remains permanent in approx. 20 to 30% of cases. Psychogenic and neurogenic stuttering have an adulthood onset. Behavioral methods aim to change the stutterer's attitude to his/her own speech or to control the extent of stuttering. By using assistive devices it is possible to slow down speech production and thereby increase its fluency. Due to the lack of suitable drugs, pharmacological therapy is seldom used. Moderate and severe stuttering should be treated also in children under school age.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013068 Speech Production Measurement Measurement of parameters of the speech product such as vocal tone, loudness, pitch, voice quality, articulation, resonance, phonation, phonetic structure and prosody. Measurement, Speech Production,Measurements, Speech Production,Production Measurement, Speech,Production Measurements, Speech,Speech Production Measurements
D013070 Speech Therapy Treatment for individuals with speech defects and disorders that involves counseling and use of various exercises and aids to help the development of new speech habits. Therapy, Speech,Speech Therapies,Therapies, Speech
D013342 Stuttering A disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. This disturbance is characterized by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. Various other types of speech dysfluencies may also be involved including interjections, broken words, audible or silent blocking, circumlocutions, words produced with an excess of physical tension, and monosyllabic whole word repetitions. Stuttering may occur as a developmental condition in childhood or as an acquired disorder which may be associated with BRAIN INFARCTIONS and other BRAIN DISEASES. (From DSM-IV, 1994) Stammering,Stuttering, Acquired,Stuttering, Adult,Stuttering, Childhood,Stuttering, Developmental,Stuttering, Familial Persistent 1,Acquired Stuttering,Adult Stuttering,Childhood Stuttering,Developmental Stuttering

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