Phoniatrics II

This book, in three volumes, draws on the specialized insights and extensive clinical experience of phoniatric experts to offer a basis for the development of concerted European training standards, with the goal of guaranteeing a high quality of phoniatric care for all European patients. Communication disorders in all age groups are covered, and the interdisciplinary character of phoniatrics is mirrored in the inclusion of contributions from a range of other medical and non-medical disciplines. This second volume is devoted to speech, speech fluency and literacy development disorders. Basic aspects, including etiology and pathogenesis, are fully addressed, and guidance provided on diagnostic methods, differential diagnosis, prevention, treatment/rehabilitation, and prognosis. The reader will benefit from numerous color photos, tables as well as supplementary electronic material, including audio and video examples. This book is intended for residents and practitioners in phoniatricsand also for ENT physicians, medical students, logopedists, and speech and language pathologists and therapists.

Part I Dysglossia, Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. - 1 Basics of Dysglossia, Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. - 2 Special Kinds of Dysglossia, Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. - 3 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Dysglossia, Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. - 4 Prevention of Dysglossia, Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. - 5 Rehabilitation and Prognosis of Dysglossia, Resonance Disorders and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. - Part II Speech Fluency Disorders. - 6 Basics of Speech Fluency Disorders. - 7 Special Kinds of Speech Fluency Disorders. - 8 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Speech Fluency Disorders. - 9 Prevention of Speech Fluency Disorders. - 10 Rehabilitation and Prognosis of Speech Fluency Disorders. - Part III Literacy Development Disorders. - 11 Basics of Literacy Development Disorders. - 12 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Literacy Development Disorders. - 13 Special Kind of Literacy Development Disorders. - 14 Prevention of Literacy Development Disorders. - 15 Rehabilitation and Prognosis of Literacy Development Disorders.