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Absent or delayed speech development

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478241
•Concept ID:
C3276611
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Endocr Rev 2019 Apr 1;40(2):669-710. doi: 10.1210/er.2018-00116. PMID: 30698671

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Speech and Language Delay in Children.
Rupert J, Hughes P, Schoenherr D
Am Fam Physician 2023 Aug;108(2):181-188. PMID: 37590860
How We Fail Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
McGregor KK
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2020 Oct 2;51(4):981-992. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1044/2020_LSHSS-20-00003. PMID: 32755505Free PMC Article
Evidence-based pathways to intervention for children with language disorders.
Ebbels SH, McCartney E, Slonims V, Dockrell JE, Norbury CF
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2019 Jan;54(1):3-19. Epub 2018 Apr 25 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12387. PMID: 29696726
Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology.
Bishop DVM, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T; and the CATALISE-2 consortium
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1068-1080. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12721. PMID: 28369935Free PMC Article
Metacognitive Strategies.
Schiff R, Nuri Ben-Shushan Y, Ben-Artzi E
J Learn Disabil 2017 Mar/Apr;50(2):143-157. Epub 2016 Aug 4 doi: 10.1177/0022219415589847. PMID: 26054726

Diagnosis

Speech and Language Delay in Children.
Rupert J, Hughes P, Schoenherr D
Am Fam Physician 2023 Aug;108(2):181-188. PMID: 37590860
Late Language Emergence: A literature review.
Nouraey P, Ayatollahi MA, Moghadas M
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2021 May;21(2):e182-e190. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.005. PMID: 34221464Free PMC Article
How We Fail Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
McGregor KK
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2020 Oct 2;51(4):981-992. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1044/2020_LSHSS-20-00003. PMID: 32755505Free PMC Article
A Review of Language, Executive Function, and Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Friedman L, Sterling A
Semin Speech Lang 2019 Aug;40(4):291-304. Epub 2019 Jul 16 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1692964. PMID: 31311054Free PMC Article
Management of developmental speech and language disorders: Part 1.
O'Hare A, Bremner L
Arch Dis Child 2016 Mar;101(3):272-7. Epub 2015 Jul 24 doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307394. PMID: 26208514

Therapy

PROMPT intervention for children with severe speech motor delay: a randomized control trial.
Namasivayam AK, Huynh A, Granata F, Law V, van Lieshout P
Pediatr Res 2021 Feb;89(3):613-621. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0924-4. PMID: 32357364Free PMC Article
Association of Parent Training With Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Roberts MY, Curtis PR, Sone BJ, Hampton LH
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jul 1;173(7):671-680. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1197. PMID: 31107508Free PMC Article
Communication interventions for autism spectrum disorder in minimally verbal children.
Brignell A, Chenausky KV, Song H, Zhu J, Suo C, Morgan AT
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Nov 5;11(11):CD012324. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012324.pub2. PMID: 30395694Free PMC Article
Editorial: New frontiers in the scientific study of developmental language disorders.
Norbury CF, Sonuga-Barke E
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1065-1067. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12821. PMID: 28921545
Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder.
Law J, Garrett Z, Nye C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(3):CD004110. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004110. PMID: 12918003Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Disparities in Speech and Language Delay Among Children With Aural Atresia.
Florentine MM, Le Clec'h S, Upton SM, Scarpelli C, Carr JP, Chan DK
Ear Hear 2022 Sep-Oct 01;43(5):1574-1581. Epub 2022 Mar 23 doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001218. PMID: 35319519
PROMPT intervention for children with severe speech motor delay: a randomized control trial.
Namasivayam AK, Huynh A, Granata F, Law V, van Lieshout P
Pediatr Res 2021 Feb;89(3):613-621. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.1038/s41390-020-0924-4. PMID: 32357364Free PMC Article
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Predictors of Expressive-Language Outcomes Among Late Talkers.
Fisher EL
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2017 Oct 17;60(10):2935-2948. doi: 10.1044/2017_JSLHR-L-16-0310. PMID: 28915512
Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology.
Bishop DVM, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T; and the CATALISE-2 consortium
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1068-1080. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12721. PMID: 28369935Free PMC Article
From temporal processing to developmental language disorders: mind the gap.
Protopapas A
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2014;369(1634):20130090. Epub 2013 Dec 9 doi: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0090. PMID: 24324245Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Speech and Language Delay in Children.
Rupert J, Hughes P, Schoenherr D
Am Fam Physician 2023 Aug;108(2):181-188. PMID: 37590860
Correlation between Voice and Auditory Processing.
Ramos JS, Feniman MR, Gielow I, Silverio KCA
J Voice 2018 Nov;32(6):771.e25-771.e36. Epub 2017 Sep 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.08.011. PMID: 28967586
A Systematic Review of the Use of LENA Technology.
Wang Y, Hartman M, Aziz NA, Arora S, Shi L, Tunison E
Am Ann Deaf 2017;162(3):295-311. doi: 10.1353/aad.2017.0028. PMID: 28824021
Typical and delayed lexical development in Italian.
Rescorla L, Frigerio A, Sali ME, Spataro P, Longobardi E
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2014 Oct;57(5):1792-803. doi: 10.1044/2014_JSLHR-L-13-0242. PMID: 24824414
From temporal processing to developmental language disorders: mind the gap.
Protopapas A
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2014;369(1634):20130090. Epub 2013 Dec 9 doi: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0090. PMID: 24324245Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Consensus on the treatment of dysphagia in Parkinson's disease.
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J Neurol Sci 2021 Nov 15;430:120008. Epub 2021 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120008. PMID: 34624796
Interventions for childhood apraxia of speech.
Morgan AT, Murray E, Liégeois FJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 30;5(5):CD006278. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006278.pub3. PMID: 29845607Free PMC Article
Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis.
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Lancet Glob Health 2014 Jun;2(6):e323-33. Epub 2014 May 5 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70227-X. PMID: 25103301
Systematic review of depression, anxiety, and other indicators of psychological distress among U.S. and Canadian medical students.
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Acad Med 2006 Apr;81(4):354-73. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200604000-00009. PMID: 16565188
Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and language delay or disorder.
Law J, Garrett Z, Nye C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;2003(3):CD004110. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004110. PMID: 12918003Free PMC Article

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