A case of CATCH22 syndrome with congenital velopharyngeal incompetence.

Velopharyngeal incompetence as a complication of Grisel syndrome.

A Case of CATCH22 Syndrome Diagnosed in Postmenopausal Woman

CATCH 22 Syndrome is caused by chromosome 22q11.2 microdeletion, characterized by developmental abnormalities of the third and fourth pharyngeal pouches. It has a prevalence estimated at 1:3,000-1:9,000. Most deletions occurs sporadic, but autosomal dominant inheritance observed in 6-10% of cases. CATCH22 often diagnosed due to hypocalcemia during neonatal period or decreased immunity or facial...

CME Velopharyngeal Incompetence: A Guide for Clinical Evaluation

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the mechanism of speech production. 2. Recognize the specific cause of a speech abnormality (structural deficit, neurogenic deficit, misarticulation, or mechanical interference). 3. Perform a thorough clinical assessment using an intraoral examination and speech production analysis. 4. Understand ...

Congenital tricuspid incompetence.

Case Report A boy of four years was first referred to the school cardiac clinic on account of a murmur heard at a routine examination. He had had pneumonia a year previously. He had not yet begun to talk. On examination at that time there was no cyanosis. A loud systolic murmur, accompanied by a thrill, was heard at the apex. An orthodiagram of the heart shadow showed prominence of the right au...

Congenital tricuspid incompetence.

Rare congenital malformations of the tricuspid valve or its attachment producing tricuspid insufficiency have been reported by a number of authors (Hotz, 1923; Ariel, 1930; Abbott, 1936; Dubin and Hollinshead, 1944; Palladino and Kinney, 1948; Barritt and Urich, 1956; Kincaid et al., 1962; Reisman et al., 1965; Jordan and Taylor, 1966). The purpose of the present communication is to report a ca...