TY - JOUR
T1 - Stuttering onset after laryngectomy
AU - Rosenfield, David B.
AU - Freeman, Frances J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the patients whose interest and coopera-tion contributed to the advancement of our understanding of stuttering. The valuable assistance of our colleague Robert E. Hillman, Ph.D, is sincerely appreciated. This work was supported by the Perkins Foundation, the Ariel Medical foundation, and a University of Texas Organized Research Grant.
Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1983/9
Y1 - 1983/9
N2 - Two cases of onset of stuttering subsequent to laryngectomy are reported. These patients demonstrate that the existence of a larynx is not necessary for the generation of stuttering. The findings support the hypothesis that neuromotor control of sound source (laryngeal or alaryngeal) plays a critical role in the generation of stuttering-type dysfluencies and, perhaps, even in the onset of stuttering. They also suggest that dramatic alteration in sound source has the potential for dramatically altering fluency.
AB - Two cases of onset of stuttering subsequent to laryngectomy are reported. These patients demonstrate that the existence of a larynx is not necessary for the generation of stuttering. The findings support the hypothesis that neuromotor control of sound source (laryngeal or alaryngeal) plays a critical role in the generation of stuttering-type dysfluencies and, perhaps, even in the onset of stuttering. They also suggest that dramatic alteration in sound source has the potential for dramatically altering fluency.
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U2 - 10.1016/0094-730X(83)90039-6
DO - 10.1016/0094-730X(83)90039-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548011093
SN - 0094-730X
VL - 8
SP - 265
EP - 268
JO - Journal of Fluency Disorders
JF - Journal of Fluency Disorders
IS - 3
ER -