Marilyn Seif Workinger
Marshfield Clinic
4 Papers
42 Citations
Marilyn Seif Workinger is an academic researcher from Marshfield Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dysarthria & Cerebral palsy. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications.
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Restoration of intelligible speech 13 years post-head injury
TL;DR: This case study demonstrates the efficacy of treatment of a patient with severe dysarthria long after the accepted period of 'neurological recovery'.
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The effect of botulinum toxin A (Botox) injections used to treat limb spasticity on speech patterns in children with dysarthria and cerebral palsy: A report of two cases.
TL;DR: Improvements in production of consonants, loudness control, and syllables produced per breath were found and Parental survey also suggested improvements in subjects' speech production and willingness to speak outside the testing situation.
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Inter-relationships of functional status in cerebral palsy: analyzing gross motor function, manual ability, and communication function classification systems in children.
Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker,Nhan Thi Ho,Nancy Dodge,Edward A. Hurvitz,Jaime Slaughter,Marilyn Seif Workinger,Ray D. Kent,Peter Rosenbaum,Madeleine Lenski,Bridget M. Messaros,Suzette Baez Vanderbeek,Steven Deroos,Nigel Paneth +12 more
TL;DR: To investigate the relationships among the Gross Motor Function classification system, Manual Ability Classification System, and Communication Function Classification System in children with cerebral palsy.
Early Predictors and Correlates of Communication Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker,Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker,Jaime Slaughter,Purni Abeysekara,Nhan T. Ho,Nancy Dodge,Edward A. Hurvitz,Marilyn Seif Workinger,Ray D. Kent,Peter Rosenbaum,Madeleine Lenski,Suzette Baez Vanderbeek,Steven Deroos,Nigel Paneth +13 more
TL;DR: Several birth characteristics and developmental language milestones were predictive of later communication performance for children with cerebral palsy, and these characteristics and milestones should trigger referrals for communication evaluations.