New Breakthrough in Understanding Childhood Apraxia of Speech

26th February, 2019

2 March 2019, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press]

An international study led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has made a breakthrough in identifying a potential cause of the most severe child speech impediment – apraxia.

One in 1000 children has apraxia, but understating the origins of this debilitating speech disorder has until now remained elusive.

A team of researchers, led by MCRI speech pathologist Prof Angela Morgan, has identified anomalies in a key speech pathway of the brain connected to speech.

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