SLPNarrative ReviewJournal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation2017

Episodic Laryngeal Breathing Disorders: Literature Review and Proposal of Preliminary Theoretical Framework.

Adrianna C Shembel, Mary J Sandage, Katherine Verdolini Abbott

PMID 26922093

WHAT IT FOUND

No actionable findings.

This paper proposes a theoretical framework for episodic laryngeal breathing disorders and reviews existing models. It does not test diagnosis or treatment in patients.

What this paper is

This is a literature review and theoretical proposal about episodic laryngeal breathing disorders. It describes existing models and suggests an integrated framework, but it does not present patients, outcomes, or tested diagnostic or treatment findings. There is no evidence here to change clinical practice.

The easy way to misread this

Do not use the proposed framework as diagnostic criteria or evidence that laryngeal obstruction causes these episodes. It is a theoretical review, not a tested diagnostic or treatment study.

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