Self-reported speech problems in adolescents and young adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a cross-sectional cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Speech problems are a common clinical feature of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. The objectives of this study were to inventory the speech history and current self-reported speech rating of adolescents and young adults, and examine the possible variables influencing the current speech ratings, including cleft palate, surgery, speech and language therapy, intelligence quotient, and age at assessment.

Methods

In this cross-sectional cohort study, 50 adolescents and young adults with the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (ages, 12-26 years, 67% female) filled out questionnaires. A neuropsychologist administered an age-appropriate intelligence quotient test. The demographics, histories, and intelligence of patients with normal speech (speech rating=1) were compared to those of

SUBMITTER: Spruijt NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4179349 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature