Cleft Lip & Palate Word Scramble
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Inheritance of Clefts... | -Congential -Cause often unknown & no single factor can be identified -Majority of clefts seem to be due to environmental factors & genetic predisposition -can occur in combination with many syndromes -Linked to deletion of chrom. 22 |
Speech problems... | velopharyngeal closure problems with cleft palate cause hypernasal; otitis media can cause phonological and articulation problems; cleft lip doesn't usually have speech problems |
Language problems... | language delays are common in children with otitis media |
Cognitive Problems... | Isolated cases don't have developmental delays; combined cases with a syndrome often do. |
Hearing... | cleft lip-no risk; cleft palate children are at a higher risk for conductive hearing loss if they've expereinced persistent otitis media (muscles to open and close eustachian tube in these children don't work properly) |
Clinical Features... | problems feeing at infancy; unilateral or bilateral; 1:600 births in U.S.AND 6800born each year; cleft lip w/out palate 2X males; cleft palate w/out lip 2X females; these children may experience social, emotional, & behavioral problems due to their diff. |
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