Search for dissertations about: "speech and language pathology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words speech and language pathology.
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1. Attitude to Speech and Communication in Individuals Born with Cleft Lip and Palate
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how individuals who are born with a cleft lip and palate experience their communicative situation, how they perceive their speech and whether their views correlate with the results of speech assessments made by specialised speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used. READ MORE
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2. Impact of deep brain stimulation in the caudal zona incerta on voice tremor and speech in persons with essential tremor
Abstract : Objectives: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a symptomatic treatment for people with essential tremor (ET) who have unsatisfactory tremor relief with pharmacological treatment alone. A common symptom of ET is voice tremor, but only about 50% of patients with voice tremor get a satisfactory result with DBS. READ MORE
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3. Aphasia and Communication in Everyday Life : Experiences of persons with aphasia, significant others, and speech-language pathologists
Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to describe the experiences of persons with aphasia and their significant others of their conversations and use of communication strategies, examine current practice of family-oriented speech-language pathology (SLP) services, and test a family-oriented intervention in the early phase of rehabilitation.The persons with aphasia valued having conversations despite perceiving their aphasia as a serious social disability. READ MORE
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4. Children who screen positive for language delay but not autism: from 2.5 to 6 years of age
Abstract : Background: Language disorders (LDs) are prevalent, affecting approximately 10% of children. Among them, 7.5% have developmental language disorder (DLD), while 2.5% have LD associated with a known medical condition. READ MORE
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5. Aphasia after Ischemic Stroke. Diagnosis, Incidence, and Outcome
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