Surface Electromyography to Identify Laryngeal Tension in Selective Mutism: Could this be the Missing Link?

Cesar E Ruiz and Evelyn R Klein
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Evelyn R Klein: La Salle University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Philadelphia, PA

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2018, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-4

Abstract: Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety based disorder that impedes the ability to speak in varied situations. The purpose of this paper is to share a study providing information using surface electromyography to measure laryngeal tension for voice initiation in 33 children with SM.

Keywords: Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Research, Technical research, Selective Mutism; Surface Electromyography; Laryngeal tension; Vocal Control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.12.002222

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