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Tio PAE, Rooijers W, de Gier HHW, Poldermans HG, Koudstaal MJ, Caron CJJM. Velopharyngeal insufficiency, speech, and language impairment in craniofacial microsomia: a scoping review. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2024; 62:30-37. [PMID: 38057178 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2023.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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This review provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on velopharyngeal insufficiency, associated anomalies, and speech/language impairment in patients with craniofacial microsomia (CFM). A systematic search of the literature was conducted to identify records on VPI and speech impairment in CFM from their inception until September 2022 within the databases Embase, PubMed, MEDLINE, Ovid, CINAHL EBSCO, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Google Scholar. Seventeen articles were included, analysing 1,253 patients. Velopharyngeal insufficiency results in hypernasality can lead to speech impairment. The reported prevalence of both velopharyngeal insufficiency and hypernasality ranged between 12.5% and 55%, while the reported prevalence of speech impairment in patients with CFM varied between 35.4% and 74%. Language problems were reported in 37% to 50% of patients. Speech therapy was documented in 45.5% to 59.6% of patients, while surgical treatment for velopharyngeal insufficiency consisted of pharyngeal flap surgery or pharyngoplasty and was reported in 31.6% to 100%. Cleft lip and/or palate was reported in 10% to 100% of patients with CFM; these patients were found to have worse speech results than those without cleft lip and/or palate. No consensus was found on patient characteristics associated with an increased risk of velopharyngeal insufficiency and speech/language impairment. Although velopharyngeal insufficiency is a less commonly reported characteristic of CFM than other malformations, it can cause speech impairment, which may contribute to delayed language development in patients with CFM. Therefore, timely recognition and treatment of speech impairment is essential.
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- Pauline A E Tio
- The Dutch Craniofacial Centre, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia's Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- The Dutch Craniofacial Centre, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia's Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia's Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Speech and Language Centre, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia's Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Dutch Craniofacial Centre, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia's Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Dutch Craniofacial Centre, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia's Children's Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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den Ottelander BK, de Goederen R, van Veelen MLC, van de Beeten SDC, Lequin MH, Dremmen MHG, Loudon SE, Telleman MAJ, de Gier HHW, Wolvius EB, Tjoa STH, Versnel SL, Joosten KFM, Mathijssen IMJ. Muenke syndrome: long-term outcome of a syndrome-specific treatment protocol. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019; 24:415-422. [PMID: 31323628 DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.peds1969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The authors evaluated the long-term outcome of their treatment protocol for Muenke syndrome, which includes a single craniofacial procedure. METHODS This was a prospective observational cohort study of Muenke syndrome patients who underwent surgery for craniosynostosis within the first year of life. Symptoms and determinants of intracranial hypertension were evaluated by longitudinal monitoring of the presence of papilledema (fundoscopy), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA; with polysomnography), cerebellar tonsillar herniation (MRI studies), ventricular size (MRI and CT studies), and skull growth (occipital frontal head circumference [OFC]). Other evaluated factors included hearing, speech, and ophthalmological outcomes. RESULTS The study included 38 patients; 36 patients underwent fronto-supraorbital advancement. The median age at last follow-up was 13.2 years (range 1.3-24.4 years). Three patients had papilledema, which was related to ophthalmological disorders in 2 patients. Three patients had mild OSA. Three patients had a Chiari I malformation, and tonsillar descent < 5 mm was present in 6 patients. Tonsillar position was unrelated to papilledema, ventricular size, or restricted skull growth. Ten patients had ventriculomegaly, and the OFC growth curve deflected in 3 patients. Twenty-two patients had hearing loss. Refraction anomalies were diagnosed in 14/15 patients measured at ≥ 8 years of age. CONCLUSIONS Patients with Muenke syndrome treated with a single fronto-supraorbital advancement in their first year of life rarely develop signs of intracranial hypertension, in accordance with the very low prevalence of its causative factors (OSA, hydrocephalus, and restricted skull growth). This illustrates that there is no need for a routine second craniofacial procedure. Patient follow-up should focus on visual assessment and speech and hearing outcomes.
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- Bianca K den Ottelander
- Departments of1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Dutch Craniofacial Center, and
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- Departments of1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Dutch Craniofacial Center, and
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- 3Department of Radiology, University Medical Center-Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht; and
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- 7Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Special Dental Care and Orthodontics; and
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- 7Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Special Dental Care and Orthodontics; and
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- Departments of1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Dutch Craniofacial Center, and
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- 8Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Dutch Craniofacial Center, and
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Singendonk MMJ, Pullens B, van Heteren JAA, de Gier HHW, Hoeve HLJ, König AM, van der Schroeff MP, Hoekstra CEL, Veder LL, van der Pol RJ, Benninga MA, van Wijk MP. Reliability of the reflux finding score for infants in flexible versus rigid laryngoscopy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 86:37-42. [PMID: 27260577 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The Reflux Finding Score for Infants (RFS-I) was developed to assess signs of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in infants. With flexible laryngoscopy, moderate inter- and highly variable intraobserver reliability was found. We hypothesized that the use of rigid laryngoscopy would increase reliability and therefore evaluated the reliability of the RFS-I for flexible versus rigid laryngoscopy in infants. METHODS We established a set of videos of consecutively performed flexible and rigid laryngoscopies in infants. The RFS-I was scored twice by 4 otorhinolaryngologists, 2 otorhinolaryngology fellows, and 2 inexperienced observers. Cohen's and Fleiss' kappas (k) were calculated for categorical data and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated for ordinal data. RESULTS The study set consisted of laryngoscopic videos of 30 infants (median age 7.5 (0-19.8) months). Overall interobserver reliability of the RFS-I was moderate for both flexible (ICC = 0.60, 95% CI 0.44-0.76) and rigid (ICC = 0.42, 95% CI 0.26-0.62) laryngoscopy. There were no significant differences in reliability of overall RFS-I scores and individual RFS-I items for flexible versus rigid laryngoscopy. Intraobserver reliability of the total RFS-I score ranged from fair to excellent for both flexible (ICC = 0.33-0.93) and rigid (ICC = 0.39-0.86) laryngoscopies. Comparing RFS-I results for flexible versus rigid laryngoscopy per observer, reliability ranged from no to substantial (k = -0.16-0.63, mean k = 0.22), with an observed agreement of 0.08-0.35. CONCLUSION Reliability of the RFS-I was moderate and did not differ between flexible and rigid laryngoscopies. The RFS-I is not suitable to detect signs or to guide treatment of LPR in infants, neither with flexible nor with rigid laryngoscopy.
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- Maartje M J Singendonk
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sewnaik A, Hakkesteegt MM, Meeuwis CA, de Gier HHW, Kerrebijn JDF. Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy with Cricohyoidoepiglottopexy for Recurrent Laryngeal Cancer. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016; 115:419-24. [PMID: 16805372 DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objectives: Recurrent laryngeal cancer can be treated either with total laryngectomy or in selected cases with supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP). We performed a retrospective study to analyze the functional and oncological results of supracricoid laryngectomy with CHEP. Methods: Fourteen patients were treated with supracricoid laryngectomy with CHEP. In 8 patients, flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing was performed. Preoperative and postoperative voice evaluation was performed in 5 patients. Oncological and functional follow-up, postoperative complications, and data concerning rehabilitation were recorded on standard forms. Results: After the supracricoid laryngectomy with CHEP, 11 of the 14 patients were alive and disease-free. No local recurrences were found, but 2 patients had regional recurrences. The voice was worse after the operation; however, most patients were satisfied. Swallowing was uncompromised. Conclusions: Supracricoid laryngectomy with CHEP for recurrent glottic laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy appears to be oncologically safe and functional.
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- Aniel Sewnaik
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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de Jong T, Toll MS, de Gier HHW, Mathijssen IMJ. Audiological profile of children and young adults with syndromic and complex craniosynostosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 137:775-8. [PMID: 21844411 DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2011.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine syndrome-specific type, severity, and prevalence of hearing loss to facilitate follow-up and treatment. DESIGN Tertiary pediatric hospital craniofacial clinic survey study. If insufficient or no data were available for a child, he or she was referred to an audiologist for pure-tone audiometry. SETTING Academic research facility. PATIENTS Information was gathered regarding 132 children and young adults with craniosynostosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was hearing assessment of children and young adults with various types of craniosynostosis. A secondary outcome was inference regarding the incidence of otitis media among children and young adults with craniosynostosis. RESULTS We found mild or moderate hearing loss in 44.0% of patients with Apert syndrome, in 28.5% with Crouzon syndrome, in 62.1% with Muenke syndrome, in 28.6% with Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, and in 6.7% with complex craniosynostosis. Hearing loss was conductive in most patients with Apert, Crouzon, and Saethre-Chotzen syndromes and it was predominantly sensorineural in patients with Muenke syndrome. Sensorineural hearing loss at lower frequencies was found only in patients with Muenke syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Most patients with syndromic and complex craniosynostosis have recurrent otitis media with effusion, causing episodes of conductive hearing loss throughout their lives. Sensorineural hearing loss can occur in all 4 syndromes studied but is the primary cause of hearing loss in children and young adults with Muenke syndrome. For patients with these syndromes, we recommend routine visits to the general practitioner or otolaryngologist, depending on national standards of care, to screen for otitis media with effusion throughout life. We also advise early screening for sensorineural hearing loss among children and young adults with these syndromes.
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- Tim de Jong
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Lingual myoclonus is a poorly understood disorder that may occur in isolation or combined with palatal myoclonus. In this report, we present the case history of a 21-year-old patient with a therapy-resistant essential lingual and palatal myoclonus where a simple dental device was able to control symptoms. The use of this device will be highlighted and compared to previously described methods. Cases of previously recorded lingual and palatal myoclonus will be reviewed and compared to the case of our patient.
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- Tjeerd Mondria
- Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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