Cranial Nerves and Oral Motor Disorder in Infants and Adults

The book explains comprehensive diagnostic and intervention techniques, covering various aspects of Cerebral Palsy (CP) and other associated disorders. This includes various milestones achieved to date in CP management from the historical to the newly developed methods for treatment. A brief introduction to the developmental delay causing various neurological processes leading to disability is also described in a systematic manner from root cause to the affected body parts. Explanation and effects of various cranial nerves affecting motor, speech and swallowing are an integral part of this book. Various approaches of cranial nerve stimulation from a non?pharmacological method with evaluation and assessment ofapplied methods are given to understand the association between therapy and outcome of these methods. The chapters are designed to help children and their parents, medical practitioners/clinicians, health professionals, speech?languagepathologists, doctors and physicians.