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Frequency data from corpora partially explain native-speaker ratings and choices in overabundant paradigm cells
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The Ecology of Nigerian Languages: Themes and Applications for the Bible Translation Movement
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Orofacial strength, dysarthria, and dysphagia in Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy
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Berggren, Kiera N; Hung, Man; Dixon, Melissa M.; Bounsanga, Jerry; Crockett, Becky; Foye, Mary D.; Gu, Yushan; Campbell, Craig; Butterfield, Russell J; Johnson, Nicholas E. - 2018
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INTRODUCTION: We describe an exploratory study of orofacial function in children with congenital myotonic dystrophy (CDM) versus healthy controls. METHODS: We evaluated 41 children with CDM and 29 healthy controls for speech and swallow function and for lingual and labial strength. RESULTS: The Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI), measuring tongue strength, and a lip force meter (LFM), measuring lip strength, had excellent inter-rater reliability with ICCs of 0.75 (N=19, p<.001) and 0.96 (N=20, p<.001), respectively. Mean overall lingual strength was 3.5-fold less and labial strength was about 7-fold less in CDM than in healthy controls. Eighteen of 24 children with CDM demonstrated dysarthria and an additional 11 participants were non-verbal. Dysarthria correlated moderately with lingual strength, age, and dysphagia. Strength measures correlated moderately with dysphagia. DISCUSSION: Children with CDM demonstrate impaired orofacial functioning that affects communication and swallowing. Reliability of strength measures may be useful for future therapeutic trials.
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URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6131032/ https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.26176 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29901230
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