Speech and non-speech activities in stuttering: a preliminary study

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Meira, Maria Isis Marinho¹  Sassi, Fernanda Chiarion¹  Andrade, Claudia Regina Furquim de¹  Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo¹  Juste, Fabiola Staróbole¹  Universidade de São Paulo¹ 

关键词: Fluency;    Stuttering;    Speech;    Electromyography.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-56872008000100012

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pró-Fono Produtos Especializados para Fonoaudiologia Ltda.

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND: stuttering.AIM: to compare muscle activation in fluent and stuttering individuals during speech and non-speech tasks. METHOD: six adults divided in two groups: G1 - three fluent individuals; G2 - three stuttering individuals. Muscle activity (surface electromyography) was captured by disposable electrodes fixed in four regions. Testing situations: muscle rest tension, speech reaction time, non-verbal activity, verbal activity.RESULTS: There was no significant statistical difference between the groups for the rest tension; G2 present longer speech reaction times; G2 presented muscle activity during the non-verbal task similar to that observed during rest; Muscle activity of G1 and G2 during the verbal task demonstrated to be similar.CONCLUSION: these results suggests that for G2 there is a poor control of timing for the coordination of motor processes.

【 授权许可】

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