10 Evaluation of Voice Outcome and Quality-of-Life Measures Declan Costello and Nicholas Gibbins The evaluation of voice is an area with few high-quality studies to inform and lead the clinician….
17 Management of Voice Disorders: Key Principles of Speech–Language Therapy Ruth Epstein The practice of speech–language therapy includes the application of procedures and principles for measurement, testing, identification, counseling, or…
19 Neurological Voice Disorders John S. Rubin, Ruth Epstein, and Kevin Shields Anatomical Considerations: Vagus Nerve The word vagus comes from the Greek “wanderer,” and it is indeed the longest…
11 Assessment of Swallowing: Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures Katherine Young and Sharat Mohan Identification and assessment of the signs and symptoms of dysphagia is a multidisciplinary responsibility. Dysphagia poses…
3 Microanatomy and Cellular Physiology Kimberly N. Vinson and C. Gaelyn Garrett The human vocal folds are unique structures. The microanatomy of these structures dictates the fluidity of the vibration…
4 Physiology of Phonation Venu Divi and Brittany C. Weber The capacity to produce complex phonatory behavior appears to be a recent evolutionary phenomenon limited to human beings.1 Phonation, or…
5 Current Perspectives on the Molecular Biology of the Larynx Samit Majumdar and Neil Mackenzie Kernohan Although the larynx may be the site of origin for many different types of…
