• 대한중풍순환신경학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2015

This report is about two cases of aphasia without hemiparesis after stroke. Most of aphasia after stroke accompanies hemiparesis. However, aphasia without hemiparesis after stroke occurs rarely and only a few cases have been reported. We used Korean herbal medication, acupuncture, language therapy. To evaluate speech ability we used K-WAB(Korean version of Western Aphasia Battery) and word span test. After treatment, patients' word span abilities and language abilities including reading, writing, speaking were improved. This report suggests that Korean medicine and language therapy could have a therapeutic effect for aphasia without hemiparesis after stroke.

• 음성과학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.221-232
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• 2007

Topiramate (TPM) is a new antiepileptic drug characterized by a clinical effective reduction in seizure frequency and it represents a useful drug effective in a wide range of epileptic patients. Known side effects are represented by weight loss, hypohidrosis, anorexia, sedation, nephrolithiasis, cognitive complaints and language disorders. This study is to examine acoustic characteristics of patients with TPM. 15 patients were assessed through a Computerized Speech Lab (CSL) applied before the beginning of therapy with TPM and 3 months after medication had been stabilized. Tests had been chosen to assess voice onset time (VOT), total duration (TD), vowel formants, loudness, pitch, speaking rate, and articulation patterns. We compared the data from patients and healthy volunteers. The statistical analysis of the results did not show changes in acoustic tests, except for TD which was increased. The increase of the TD is evaluated as a deterioration of fluency. Our results suggest that patients with TPM did not experience acoustic speech changes except that fluency was declined. Unlike previous studies, the medication of TPM has nothing to do with speech problems in patients with epilepsy.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2017

This study investigates the effect of voice quality on speech intelligibility and the relationship between voice quality and intelligibility for children with spastic CP. We recruited 36 children with spastic CP (mean age 10.43 year, 17 girls, 19 boys, spastic type 34, mixed 2) from a special school and a rehabilitation hospital. Voice samples for the perceptual analysis of voice quality were extracted from a sustained vowel /a/ and were rated on the GRBAS scales by two experienced speech language pathologists. Ten adult subjects with no hearing problems evaluated speech intelligibility for the 37 words listed in the Assessment of Phonology and Articulation for Children on a 7-point interval scale. The children with spastic CP were divided into three groups according to the rated G scores on the GRBAS scales (G1(n)=10, G2(n)=13, G3(n)=13). Analyses of ANCOVA and Pearson correlation showed that there was a significant difference in speech intelligibility among three groups. There was also a significant correlation in G scale (grade), A scale (asthenia), B scale (breathy) score, and speech intelligibility. These findings suggest that poor speech intelligibility of spastic CP might be related to asthenia and breathiness. Vocal intensity should be increased and vocal functioning should be improved for speech therapy to improve speech intelligibility of the children with spastic CP.

• 재활복지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.147-173
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 호흡 조절식 연장기법을 활용한 말더듬 치료 장치를 개발하여 임상적용을 통해 개발된 말더듬 치료 장치가 실제로 말더듬 치료에 효과가 있는지 검증하였다. 이 연구를 수행하기 위한 연구 방법은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위해 국내외에서 많이 활용되고 있는 말더듬 연장기법을 분석하여 이것을 바탕으로 한 말더듬 치료 장치를 설계하였다. 둘째, 연장기법을 활용하기 위해 시각적 피드백, 발성 상태 유지, 충분한 흡기, 한글화, 일상생활 전이 및 유지가 이루어질 수 있는 말더듬 치료 장치를 개발하였다. 셋째, 임상적용을 통해 개발된 말더듬 치료 장치가 실제로 말더듬 치료에 효과가 있는지 검증하였다. 개발된 호흡 조절식 연장기법을 활용한 말더듬 치료 장치를 피험자 A, B, C, D를 통해 3개월 동안 적용하여 말더듬 평가 프로그램 SI-B를 이용하여 평가한 결과 피험자 A는 사전평가 3.20 SW/M에서 사후평가는 0.5 SW/M으로 말더듬 빈도수가 줄었고, 피험자 B는 사전평가 1.90 SW/M에서 사후평가는 0.7 SW/M으로 말더듬 빈도수가 줄었고, 피험자 C는 사전평가 3.37 SW/M에서 사후평가는 0.34 SW/M으로 말더듬 빈도수가 줄었고, 피험자 D는 사전평가 0.51 SW/M에서 사후평가는 0 SW/M으로 말더듬 빈도수가 줄었다. 이상과 같이 호흡 조절식 연장기법 말더듬 치료 장치를 이용한 말더듬 치료프로그램이 말더듬인의 말더듬 빈도를 감소시키는데 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.72-76
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• 2008

Purpose: Authors evaluated results of palatoplasty by speech analysis in bilateral, unilateral complete, and unilateral incomplete and submucous cleft palate patients. Methods: The speech outcomes were studied in 15 bilateral, 28 unilateral complete, and 46 unilateral incomplete and submucous cleft palate patients who underwent push-back palatoplasties from January 1998 to July 2004. The patients were divided into 2 groups as 3 to 6, 7 to 10-year-old and compared with 20 normal children(control groups were divided into 10 children on each side). Nasal emission test, hypernasality test, and articulation test were done by speech evaluation table which was composed of 39 different words. Results: In all speech evaluation tests, the group of bilateral cleft palate patients got the worst score. And 7 to 10-year-old groups got better score when compared to the same type cleft palate. Conclusion: Bilateral cleft palate patients have many more speech problems than other patients. In cleft palate patients, the speech problem was improved with ages, postoperatively. And the speech therapy can improve the operative outcomes.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.158-164
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• 2005

Melody intonation therepy (MIT) is to improve the linguistic aspects of the verbal utterance for aphasic patients utilizing the intact right brain. It is applied to the aphasic patients with good comprehension, poor fluency, and little available speech are thought to be ideal candidates. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of Korean Melody intonation therapy (kMIT) in patients with non-fluent aphasia. Five male non-fluent aphasic patients were participated in this study. Average ages were 49.9 years old. Each therapy took 45-50minutes once a week for six months. Aphasic Screen lest (RISS) was used to assess language parameter such as Auditory comprehension, oral expression, reading, writing and calculation ability before and after kMIT. Mean of Length Utterance, verbal intelligibility and articulation disorder were assessed also. Computerized Speech Lab was used to assess the acoustic characteristics of aphasic patients before and after kMIT. The results are as follows : 1) Auditory comprehension, oral expression, reading, writing and calculation ability of the subjects increased after UH'. However, only oral expression showed significant difference (p<0.05). 2) Mean of Length Utterance of five patients generally increased after Un. 3) After kMIT, verbal intelligibility increased and showed significant difference (p<0.05). 4) Misarticulation rate generally decreased after m. 5) Voice Onset Time of the alveolar lenis /t/ and velar lenis /k/ gradually decreased after kMIT. 6) However, intonation pattern were increased gradually in yes'no question after kMIT.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.357-366
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• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics and grip strength of people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Methods: This was a retrospective study that analyzed raw data from the first year of the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2019). The study population was 780 people in total, ranging in age from their teens to their 80s. These were people who had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and the presence of arthritis in and grip strength of these subjects were determined using the average value of three measurements. Results: According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the prevalence of arthritis in Korea was 2.5% in men, 10.7% in women, and 13.1% overall. More women than men had osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and the number of people with osteoarthritis increased with age. In this study, of those with osteoarthritis, 13.5% were men and 88% were women; of those with rheumatoid arthritis, 19.3% were men and 56.3% were women. The number of patients with osteoarthritis increased with age, and rheumatoid arthritis was more common in older people. Subjects with osteoarthritis had lower grip strength than those without the disease, and the older the age at which rheumatoid arthritis was first diagnosed, the lower the grip strength. Conclusion: Grip strength is lower in patients with osteoarthritis than in those without osteoarthritis, and it is possible to estimate the degree to which muscle strength decreases.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.203-206
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• 2011

Purpose: Kabuki syndrome is a multiple malformation syndrome that was first reported in Japan. It is characterized by distinctive Kabuki-like facial features, skeletal anomalies, dermatoglyphic abnormalities, short stature, and mental retardation. We report two cases of Kabuki syndrome with the surgical intervention and speech evaluation. Methods: Both patients had velopharyngeal insufficiency and had a superior based pharyngeal flap operation. The preoperative and postoperative speech evaluations were performed by a speech language pathologist. Results: In case 1, hypernasality was reduced in spontaneous speech, and the nasalance scores in syllable repetitions were reduced to be within normal ranges. In case 2, hypernasality in spontaneous speech was reduced from severe level to moderate level and the nasalance scores in syllable repetitions were also reduced to be within normal ranges. Conclusion: The goal of this article is to raise awareness among plastic surgeons who may encounter such patients with unique facial features. This study shows that pharyngeal flap operation can successfully correct the velopharyngeal insufficiency in Kabuki syndrome and post operative speech therapy plays a role in reinforcing surgical result.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.291-305
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• 2020

Purpose : The duration of speech segments reflects children's speech motor development. The purpose of this study was to determine whether segmental sound and word duration varies by age among preschool children. Methods : A total of 60 children aged 4~5 years participated in this study. Participants took the picture-naming test to produce single-word speech data. The duration of the consonant at the initial position of the word and the final position of the word, the voice onset time of plosive, the duration of the vowel following the initial consonant, and the duration of the word were measured. Results : As age increased, the duration of the initial consonant, the duration of the word, and the voice onset time decreased significantly. The main effects of age, manner of articulation, and place of articulation on the duration of the initial consonant were significant. The duration of consonants in the nasal sound and plosives and the duration of bilabial and alveolar sound differed significantly between groups. The main effects of age and vocal type on voice onset time were significant. The main effect of age on the duration of the consonant in the final position of word and on the duration of the vowel were not statistically significant. Conclusion : The results of this study showed that the duration of segmental sound and the word were associated with speech development between 4 and 5 years old. Accordingly, duration of the segmental sound and the word may serve as an acoustic cue as they reflect speech development and speech motor control maturity.

• 인간행동과 음악연구
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2004

정신지체 아동은 타인과의 제한되고 미분화된 의사소통으로 인해 실패감을 느끼고 상대방에게도 좌절감을 갖게한다. 의사표현이 부족한 정신지체 아동은 언어습득과 의사소통 활동의 측면에서 자발적인 의사소통이 이루어지도록 많은 경험을 우선적으로 해야 한다. 음악은 비언어적 의사소통 수단으로 비위협적이면서 흥미로운 자극을 제공한다. 그래서 정신지체아의 음악적 경험은 말하기와 언어 발달에 긍정적 영향을 미치고 다감각적 경험을 촉진한다. 이에 의사소통 중재로써 여러가지 접근방법 중에서 노래를 중심으로한 음악치료활동은 정신지체 아동에게 더 자연스럽고 즐겁게 언어를 표현함으로 의사소통 기술을 습득하게 한다. 본 연구는 노래를 중심으로 하는 음악치료활동이 정신지체 아동의 의사소통 기술(반응하기, 시도하기)에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아 보았다. 대상은 초등부 저학년 네 명의 정신지체아동으로, 이들은 구어능력을 가졌으나 적절한 표현어휘의 부족으로 자발적인 의사소통 시도와 반응에 어려움을 지녔다. 음악치료활동은 학령기 아동들이기에 실생활에 활용되고 기초적 학습개념의 가사를 지닌 노래를 중심으로 진행하였다. 음악치료활동은 개별아동마다 한 세션에 20분씩 주 2회, 총10주 동안 진행하였다. 전체 활동은 매 세션마다 시작노래, 의사소통 중심의 프로그램으로 이루어진 본 활동, 헤어지는 노래의 형식으로 구성하였다. 본 활동은 5회기 동안 연속적으로 반복하는 형식으로 세션을 실시하였다. 비디오 관찰을 통하여 대상아동의 반응하기와 시도하기에 대한 의사소통 기술에 대해 파악하였다. 또한 각 대상 아동에 대한 사전, 사후의 언어능력을 알아보기 위해 치료활동 전,후에 검사도구인 취학전 아동의 수용언어 및 표현언어 발달 척도(PRES, Preschool Receptive-Expressive Language Scale)를 사용하여 수용언어 및 표현언어를 측정하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 첫째, 노래를 중심으로한 음악치료 활동이 정신지체아동의 의사소통 반응하기와 시도하기 기술을 중심으로 의사소통 행동 발생률을 증가시킴으로 네 아동의 의사소통 기술을 향상시켰다. 둘째, PRES 검사도구를 이용한 사전, 사후 검사 비교를 통하여 노래를 중심으로한 음악치료 활동이 네 아동의 수용 및 표현언어 능력을 향상시켰다.