Velopharyngeal Incompetence in Dysarthria：Pathogenesis, Evaluation and Treatment (review)
GUO Meng
LI Sheng-li
Abstract： Dysarthric patients often present velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI), characterized nasalization articulation for hypernasali-ty, which seriously impaired their communication. Research of evaluation of VPI is mainly about cleft palate and postoperative, few about the dysarthria. Some approaches, such as physiologic approach to rehabilitation, have been used to correct hypernasality, and prosthesis, such as palatal lift prosthesis (PLP) and nasal speaking valve (NSV), are also proved effectively. PLP has been widely used for hypernasality oversea, but fewer in China.
Keywords：dysarthriavelopharyngeal incompetencepalatal lift prosthesisnasal speaking valvereview
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 601-603 )