Aerodynamic Study of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Salvatore Allosso,
Massimo Mesolella,
Giovanni Motta
et al.
Abstract:Objectives: We aim to verify velopharyngeal sphincter function in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome patients (22q11.2DS) to establish correlations between aerodynamic and perceptual measures of nasality, and to identify aerodynamic measures differentiating typical from atypical velopharyngeal behavior. Methods: Eleven subjects with 22q11.2DS and twenty similar-age control subjects were recruited. The aerodynamic measures were mean Sound Pressure Level, air pressure peak, pressure wave duration, airflow pattern and nas… Show more
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