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Stuttering

MedGen UID:
20981
Concept ID:
C0038506
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Dysphemia; Non-fluent speech; Stammering; Stutter
SNOMED CT: Stuttering (39423001); Stutter (39423001); Non-fluent speech (39423001); Dysphemia (39423001)
 
HPO: HP:0025268

Definition

Disruptions in the production of speech sounds, with involuntary repetitions of words or parts of words, prolongations of speech sounds, or complete blockage of speech production for several seconds. [from HPO]

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Sotos syndrome
MedGen UID:
61232
Concept ID:
C0175695
Disease or Syndrome
Sotos syndrome is characterized by a distinctive facial appearance (broad and prominent forehead with a dolichocephalic head shape, sparse frontotemporal hair, downslanting palpebral fissures, malar flushing, long and narrow face, long chin); learning disability (early developmental delay, mild-to-severe intellectual impairment); and overgrowth (height and/or head circumference =2 SD above the mean). These three clinical features are considered the cardinal features of Sotos syndrome. Major features of Sotos syndrome include behavioral problems (most notably autistic spectrum disorder), advanced bone age, cardiac anomalies, cranial MRI/CT abnormalities, joint hyperlaxity with or without pes planus, maternal preeclampsia, neonatal complications, renal anomalies, scoliosis, and seizures.
Wilson-Turner syndrome
MedGen UID:
333393
Concept ID:
C1839736
Disease or Syndrome
Wilson-Turner syndrome (WTS) is an X-linked recessive neurologic disorder characterized by intellectual disability, dysmorphic facial features, hypogonadism, short stature, and truncal obesity. Females are unaffected (Wilson et al., 1991).
Familial hypertryptophanemia
MedGen UID:
419177
Concept ID:
C2931837
Disease or Syndrome
Congenital hypertryptophanemia, which is accompanied by hyperserotonemia, does not appear to have significant clinical consequences (Ferreira et al., 2017).
Stuttering, familial persistent, 1
MedGen UID:
483580
Concept ID:
C3489627
Disease or Syndrome
Stuttering is a disorder of the flow of speech characterized by involuntary repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables, and by interruptions of speech known as blocks (summary by Raza et al., 2010). Stuttering typically arises in young children, where it affects at least 15% of those in age range 4 to 6 years (Bloodstein, 1995). Stuttering usually resolves spontaneously before adolescence, leading to a population prevalence of 1 to 2% among adults. Stuttering beyond childhood is characterized by a significant bias towards males, with males outnumbering females by a ratio of 3:1 to 5:1 (Yairi et al., 1996). Genetic Heterogeneity of Familial Persistent Stuttering Also see STUT2 (609261), mapped to chromosome 12q24; STUT3 (614655), mapped to chromosome 3q; and STUT4 (614668) mapped to chromosome 16q.
X-linked intellectual disability, Cantagrel type
MedGen UID:
813060
Concept ID:
C3806730
Disease or Syndrome
X-linked intellectual developmental disorder-98 (XLID98) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by delayed psychomotor development, poor speech, behavioral abnormalities, poor overall growth, dysmorphic facial features, and often early-onset seizures. Some carrier females are unaffected, whereas other females with mutations are affected; males tend to be more severely affected than females. It is believed that the phenotypic variability and disease manifestations in female carriers results from skewed X-inactivation or cellular mosaicism (summary by de Lange et al., 2016).
Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome
MedGen UID:
1648495
Concept ID:
C4748701
Disease or Syndrome
Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome (SNIBCPS) is an autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay with impaired intellectual development and delayed speech acquisition. Affected individuals tend to have expressive language deficits, with speech apraxia and dysarthria. Other features include macrocephaly and characteristic facial features, such as prominent forehead and hypertelorism, hypotonia, and joint laxity. The severity of the neurologic deficits and presence of nonneurologic features is variable (summary by Snijders Blok et al., 2018).
Acute infantile liver failure-cerebellar ataxia-peripheral sensory motor neuropathy syndrome
MedGen UID:
1800507
Concept ID:
C5569084
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia-21 (SCAR21) is a neurologic disorder characterized by onset of cerebellar ataxia associated with cerebellar atrophy in early childhood. Affected individuals also have recurrent episodes of liver failure in the first decade, resulting in chronic liver fibrosis, as well as later onset of a peripheral neuropathy. Mild learning disabilities may also occur (summary by Schmidt et al., 2015). The phenotype is highly variable: all patients appear to have episodic and severe liver dysfunction in early childhood that tends to resolve with age. Affected individuals also show mild developmental or language delay and/or later onset of variable neurologic features, such as motor dysfunction (summary by Lenz et al., 2018).
Neurodevelopmental disorder with impaired language, behavioral abnormalities, and dysmorphic facies
MedGen UID:
1847194
Concept ID:
C5882686
Disease or Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental disorder with impaired language, behavioral abnormalities, and dysmorphic facies (NEDLBF) is characterized by global developmental delay, speech delay, variably impaired intellectual development, behavioral abnormalities, and dysmorphic facial features. The phenotype and severity of the disorder is heterogeneous, ranging from borderline to severe. Brain imaging is usually normal. More variable additional features include early feeding difficulties, failure to thrive, short stature, mild visual impairment, hypotonia, seizures (particularly febrile), and distal skeletal defects of the hands and feet (Jia et al., 2022).

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PubMed

Laiho A, Elovaara H, Kaisamatti K, Luhtalampi K, Talaskivi L, Pohja S, Routamo-Jaatela K, Vuorio E
J Commun Disord 2022 Sep-Oct;99:106242. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106242. PMID: 35751980
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Med Arch 2021 Dec;75(6):456-461. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2021.75.456-461. PMID: 35169374Free PMC Article
Shenker RC, Santayana G
Semin Speech Lang 2018 Sep;39(4):313-323. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667160. PMID: 30142642

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Etiology

Laiho A, Elovaara H, Kaisamatti K, Luhtalampi K, Talaskivi L, Pohja S, Routamo-Jaatela K, Vuorio E
J Commun Disord 2022 Sep-Oct;99:106242. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106242. PMID: 35751980
Shenker RC, Santayana G
Semin Speech Lang 2018 Sep;39(4):313-323. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667160. PMID: 30142642
Walsh B, Usler E, Bostian A, Mohan R, Gerwin KL, Brown B, Weber C, Smith A
Semin Speech Lang 2018 Sep;39(4):299-312. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667159. PMID: 30142641Free PMC Article
de Sonneville-Koedoot C, Stolk E, Rietveld T, Franken MC
PLoS One 2015;10(7):e0133758. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133758. PMID: 26218228Free PMC Article
Yairi E, Ambrose N
J Fluency Disord 2013 Jun;38(2):66-87. Epub 2012 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2012.11.002. PMID: 23773662Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Junuzovic-Zunic L, Sinanovic O, Majic B
Med Arch 2021 Dec;75(6):456-461. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2021.75.456-461. PMID: 35169374Free PMC Article
Sander RW, Osborne CA
Am Fam Physician 2019 Nov 1;100(9):556-560. PMID: 31674746
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Zibelman R
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Therapy

Rissardo JP, Fornari Caprara AL
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Perez HR, Stoeckle JH
Can Fam Physician 2016 Jun;62(6):479-84. PMID: 27303004Free PMC Article
de Sonneville-Koedoot C, Stolk E, Rietveld T, Franken MC
PLoS One 2015;10(7):e0133758. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133758. PMID: 26218228Free PMC Article
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Prognosis

Pinsky MR, Bedoya A, Bihorac A, Celi L, Churpek M, Economou-Zavlanos NJ, Elbers P, Saria S, Liu V, Lyons PG, Shickel B, Toral P, Tscholl D, Clermont G
Crit Care 2024 Apr 8;28(1):113. doi: 10.1186/s13054-024-04860-z. PMID: 38589940Free PMC Article
Walsh B, Usler E, Bostian A, Mohan R, Gerwin KL, Brown B, Weber C, Smith A
Semin Speech Lang 2018 Sep;39(4):299-312. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667159. PMID: 30142641Free PMC Article
de Sonneville-Koedoot C, Stolk E, Rietveld T, Franken MC
PLoS One 2015;10(7):e0133758. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133758. PMID: 26218228Free PMC Article
Donaldson JF, Rees RW, Steinbrecher HA
J Pediatr Urol 2014 Feb;10(1):11-24. Epub 2013 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.07.024. PMID: 24135215
Yairi E, Ambrose N
J Fluency Disord 2013 Jun;38(2):66-87. Epub 2012 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2012.11.002. PMID: 23773662Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Tichenor SE, Yaruss JS
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2021 Jan 27;30(1):75-88. Epub 2020 Nov 16 doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00112. PMID: 33197323Free PMC Article
Walsh B, Usler E, Bostian A, Mohan R, Gerwin KL, Brown B, Weber C, Smith A
Semin Speech Lang 2018 Sep;39(4):299-312. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667159. PMID: 30142641Free PMC Article
Mawson AR, Radford NT, Jacob B
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de Sonneville-Koedoot C, Stolk E, Rietveld T, Franken MC
PLoS One 2015;10(7):e0133758. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133758. PMID: 26218228Free PMC Article
Jones R, Choi D, Conture E, Walden T
Semin Speech Lang 2014 May;35(2):114-31. Epub 2014 Apr 29 doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1371755. PMID: 24782274Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Laiho A, Elovaara H, Kaisamatti K, Luhtalampi K, Talaskivi L, Pohja S, Routamo-Jaatela K, Vuorio E
J Commun Disord 2022 Sep-Oct;99:106242. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106242. PMID: 35751980
Kornisch M
J Fluency Disord 2021 Mar;67:105819. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2020.105819. PMID: 33296800
Burnett AL
Fertil Steril 2020 Jan;113(1):6-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.11.013. PMID: 32033724
Nye C, Vanryckeghem M, Schwartz JB, Herder C, Turner HM 3rd, Howard C
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2013 Jun;56(3):921-32. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0036). PMID: 23275413
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Neurol Sci 2013 Feb;34(2):231-7. Epub 2012 Mar 6 doi: 10.1007/s10072-012-0984-2. PMID: 22391676

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