Introduction Speech-language pathology is a field that is ever-expanding. In the past, people

" when the shepherds return from the Apennines, where the}' have passed the summer, to their cabins in the Roman Campagna, generally in the months of September and October, they do not occupy them before thoroughly smoking them to drive out the numerous mosquitos." Koch has pointed out that in German East Africa the natives of the highlands declare that when they visit the unhealthy lowlands they

Lymphangioma is a rare pathology in children and even more exotic when encountered in adults. We review the current data on this subject underlining possible controversies and limitations. This is the case of an adult male who underwent a complete clinical examination and ENT performed ultrasound exam, along with contrast CT prior to complete surgical removal of the mass. The mass was 6 cm in d...

The purpose of this paper is to present some emerging issues in health and education in the Asia-Pacific region. Special attention will be given to the education of speech-language pathologists (SLP) and to service provision for the people with communicative disorders whenever possible. Information on the education of SLP in Asia-Pacific is not easy to gather because of the geographical distanc...

Review Panel: John Ashford, PhD; Tobi Frymark, MA; Daniel McCabe, DMA; Nan Musson, MA; Carol Smith Hammond, PhD; Karen Wheeler-Hegland, PhD Swallowing disorders are commonly seen among veterans as a result of stroke, traumatic brain injury, and head and neck cancer. These and other neurological and nonneurological conditions associated with dysphagia can lead to a number of adverse consequences...

Purpose: To systematically gather from the literature available the quantitative instruments used to assess the sense of smell in studies carried out with children. Research strategy: The present study included a survey in the Pubmed and Bireme platforms and in the databases of MedLine, Lilacs, regional SciELO and Web of Science, followed by selection and critical analysis of the articles found...

Contributor: Panayiotis Loukopoulos , 2 DVM, PGDipVSt, PhD; Nikolaos KassinisBSc, MSc (Wildl); Chrysostomos I. Dovas BSc (Agr), MSc, PhD; Fransisco. A. Uzal, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACVP; and Loannis Loannou DVM, PhD 1 California Animal Health and Food Safety LabSan Bernardino branch, University of California Davis, USA; 2 Aristotle University, Thessalonica, Greece; 3 Cyprus Game Fund Service 3Cyprus V...

Perceptive evaluation of speech disorders is still the standard method in clinical practice for the diagnosing and the following of the condition progression of patients. Such methods include different tasks such as read speech, spontaneous speech, isolated words, sustained vowels, etc. In this context, automatic speech processing tools have proven pertinence in speech quality evaluation and as...