Samantha J Turner1, Amy Brown1, Marta Arpone1, Vicki Anderson1, Angela T Morgan1, Ingrid E Scheffer2. 1. From the Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne (S.J.T., M.A., V.A., A.T.M., I.E.S.), and Department of Psychology (V.A.), The Royal Children's Hospital; Neuroscience of Speech Group, Clinical Sciences Theme (S.J.T., A.T.M.), Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychological Studies (A.B., M.A., V.A.), Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne; Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine (I.E.S.), The University of Melbourne, Austin Health; and Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (I.E.S.), Melbourne, Australia. 2. From the Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne (S.J.T., M.A., V.A., A.T.M., I.E.S.), and Department of Psychology (V.A.), The Royal Children's Hospital; Neuroscience of Speech Group, Clinical Sciences Theme (S.J.T., A.T.M.), Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychological Studies (A.B., M.A., V.A.), Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne; Epilepsy Research Centre, Department of Medicine (I.E.S.), The University of Melbourne, Austin Health; and Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (I.E.S.), Melbourne, Australia. scheffer@unimelb.edu.au.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the oral motor, speech, and language phenotype in 20 children and adults with Dravet syndrome (DS) associated with mutations in SCN1A. METHODS: Fifteen verbal and 5 minimally verbal DS patients with SCN1A mutations (aged 15 months-28 years) underwent a tailored assessment battery. RESULTS: Speech was characterized by imprecise articulation, abnormal nasal resonance, voice, and pitch, and prosody errors. Half of verbal patients had moderate to severely impaired conversational speech intelligibility. Oral motor impairment, motor planning/programming difficulties, and poor postural control were typical. Nonverbal individuals had intentional communication. Cognitive skills varied markedly, with intellectual functioning ranging from the low average range to severe intellectual disability. Language impairment was congruent with cognition. CONCLUSIONS: We describe a distinctive speech, language, and oral motor phenotype in children and adults with DS associated with mutations in SCN1A. Recognizing this phenotype will guide therapeutic intervention in patients with DS.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the oral motor, speech, and language phenotype in 20 children and adults with Dravet syndrome (DS) associated with mutations in SCN1A. METHODS: Fifteen verbal and 5 minimally verbal DS patients with SCN1A mutations (aged 15 months-28 years) underwent a tailored assessment battery. RESULTS: Speech was characterized by imprecise articulation, abnormal nasal resonance, voice, and pitch, and prosody errors. Half of verbal patients had moderate to severely impaired conversational speech intelligibility. Oral motor impairment, motor planning/programming difficulties, and poor postural control were typical. Nonverbal individuals had intentional communication. Cognitive skills varied markedly, with intellectual functioning ranging from the low average range to severe intellectual disability. Language impairment was congruent with cognition. CONCLUSIONS: We describe a distinctive speech, language, and oral motor phenotype in children and adults with DS associated with mutations in SCN1A. Recognizing this phenotype will guide therapeutic intervention in patients with DS.
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