recenze knihy Phoniatrics III – Acquired Motor Speech and Language Disorders – Dysphagia – Phoniatrics and COVID-19Read - recommended?!

MUDr. Jan Mynář

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):101116  

Recenze knihy: Phoniatrics II – Speech and Speech Fluency Disorders – Literacy Development DisordersRead - recommended?!

Mgr. Anna Chromá

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):99-100116  

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Zuzana Lebedová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):3123  

RECENZE KNIHY- Sebepojetí v kontextu speciální pedagogiky: Logopedické a somatopedické perspektivyRead - recommended?!

Mgr. Michaela Zapletalová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):97-98150  

RECENZE KNIHY - KLINICKÁ AFAZIOLÓGIARead - recommended?!

PhDr. Mgr. Milena Košťálová, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):102-103192  

The Use of Applied Behaviour Analysis in the Development of Communication in a Child with Hearing Impairment: a Case ReportMiscellaneous

Mgr. Bc. Lenka Želonková, prof. PhDr. Karel Pančocha, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):90-96 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.027207  

Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) looks at a child's language expressions in terms of their function. From the perspective of ABA, the ability to request objects, activities and attention is one of the basic functions of communication. Our paper describes the course and results of the intervention aimed at developing verbal behaviour (ABA/VB) in a five-year-old child with long-term auditory deprivation. The individualised treatment plan focused on developing the skill of requesting favourite things and activities using sign language. Regular supervision of the mother and direct intervention with the child led to greater independence, frequency and variability...

Craniosacral therapy for preterm neonates and infantsMiscellaneous

Mgr. Barbora Červenková, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):83-89 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.022286  

This pilot study evaluates changes in sensorimotor responses in premature infants after receiving craniosacral therapy. The study included a total of 63 infants born between 28 and 31 weeks of gestation. These infants underwent three craniosacral therapy treatments during their hospitalization. The assessment used a sensorimotor reactivity scale to evaluate eye contact, response to two-point static and kinetic tactile stimulation, turning onto the side, and willingness to grasp and suck an offered finger. Differences in gross scores between pairs of measurements for each item were tested at a 5% significance level using the Wilcoxon paired test. All...

Assessing Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants: Challenges and Perspectives in Czech PracticeMiscellaneous

Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Svoboda, Dr. Kateřina Chládková, M.A.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):74-82 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.015308  

The aim of this contribution is to introduce the current situation regarding the assessment of language development in children with cochlear implants in the Czech Republic. There is a lack of unified methodology that would allow for reliable monitoring of spoken language development in this population. As a result, not only is there insufficient information about the communicative development of these children, but it is also difficult to track the progress of individual cases.

Swallowing Disorders in the Elderly in Post-Acute CareMiscellaneous

PhDr. Ing. Jana Horynová, Ph.D., doc. PaedDr. Jiřina Klenková, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):64-73 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.029222  

This paper presents the results of a quantitative research study aimed at identifying the primary diagnoses associated with swallowing disorders in elderly patients in post-acute care. A secondary objective was to determine whether elderly patients are admitted to post-acute care units with a pre-existing diagnosis of dysphagia. The study population consisted of 168 patients aged 65 years and older who were diagnosed with dysphagia during hospitalization in post-acute care.

Simple Assessment of Language and Memory using ALBA and PICNIR Certified TestsMiscellaneous

prof. MUDr. Aleš Bartoš, Ph.D., MUDr. Magda Michalovová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):53-63 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.028248  

With the growing number of older adults and increasing life expectancy, there is a rising need for effective tools for the early detection of memory disorders and brief language assessment. Very brief tests lasting only up to five minutes are particularly suitable, as they allow early detection of mild cognitive impairment or dementia, assessment of severity and monitoring of progression over time. This article presents two original and innovative Czech memory tests: Amnesia Light and Brief Assessment (ALBA) and Picture Naming and Immediate Recall (PICNIR/POBAV).

Communication of Healthcare Personnel with Persons with Aphasia: Level of Awareness, Practices and Subjective ExperienceMiscellaneous

Mgr. Alena Dušková

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):45-52 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.026152  

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify which symptoms of aphasia are recognised by healthcare professionals and which are most frequently confused or misinterpreted, and to compare these differences across various areas of care. Another aim was to explore how healthcare professionals perceive communication difficulties in patients with aphasia and how they respond in model communication situations. A further objective was to identify the need for additional education in this field. Methods: The research was conducted using a questionnaire survey in healthcare facilities providing acute, post-acute and long-term care. The questionnaire included...

Role of the Speech Therapist in an Interdisciplinary Team in the Case of Caustic Injury: a case reportMiscellaneous

Mgr. Michaela Tížková, Mgr. Gabriela Solná, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Kytnarová, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):39-44 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.025178  

Comprehensive care for an adult patient with caustic injury requires interdisciplinary collaboration among a wide range of specialists from both medical and non-medical professions. The presented case report aims to introduce to the professional community the possibilities of involving a clinical speech-language therapist in both the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for an adult female patient after a suicide attempt resulting in an extensive caustic oesophageal injury. In such cases, the speech-language therapist addresses the disorders of swallowing, phonation, respiration or articulation that arise from the chemical burns of the structures...

The Verbal Fluency Test as a tool for the differential diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment, as against normal ageing: A Research Review studyMiscellaneous

Mgr. Michaela Zapletalová, Prof. Mgr. Kateřina Vitásková, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):31-38 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.024182  

Dementia can ultimately be understood as a linguistic, neurogenic, and cognitive disorder. With the increasing average life expectancy, the number of individuals affected by dementia continues to rise, underscoring the importance of early and accurate diagnosis. A detailed assessment of not only language processes can provide valuable information to both healthcare professionals and family members, particularly in developing an appropriate therapeutic plan. Results of the verbal fluency test reflect not only the overall level of language abilities, but also the functional integrity of executive functions and semantic memory. Due to its simplicity and...

Arizona Semantic Test - Czech version with standards for adultsMiscellaneous

Mgr. Lucie Nohová, Ph.D., Mgr. Jolanta Branná

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):25-30 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.020301  

The semantic system plays a key role in interpersonal communication. Its disruption can be manifested in people with various diagnoses (aphasia, primary progressive aphasia, dementia). However, to date there has been no assessment tool designed exclusively for assessing the Czech semantic system. For this reason, the article presents the Arizona Semantic Test, which has been adopted in the Czech environment. Standards for the adult population have been established for the test. In addition, equivocal items have been identified in terms of error rates and reaction times. The next step is to standardise the Arizona Semantic Test in the Czech environment.

From Analysis to Intervention: Linguistic Specifics in Czech Speakers with AphasiaMiscellaneous

Mgr. Bára Hloucalová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):18-24 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.021245  

The article focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration between linguistics and speech therapy. Based on a linguistic analysis of authentic aphasic utterances, interferences across different language levels are identified. Special attention is devoted to the definition of agrammatism and its manifestations. The analysis demonstrates that these phenomena can be systematically mapped and used as a foundation for therapeutic approaches. The study shows that the integration of linguistic analysis and speech therapy intervention enables more accurate diagnosis of language deficits and contributes to more effective aphasia treatment.

Mind Mapping in Aphasia Therapy: A case studyMiscellaneous

Mgr. Nicole Radová, Mgr. Naděžda Lasotová, MBA, doc. PhDr. Ilona Bytešníková, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):8-17 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.018208  

Mind maps (mind mapping), originally developed as an efficient note-taking tool, have been shown in recent research to be beneficial to learning, supporting cognitive functions, and developing foreign language skills. This article presents a case study describing the use of mind mapping to enhance expressive language abilities in a patient with Broca's aphasia following a stroke. Intensive therapy was conducted for six weeks, and its effect on the patient's spontaneous verbal production was assessed immediately after the therapy and again after one month without targeted training. An increase in the number of content words in spontaneous speech was...

TRANSIENT APHASIA ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRAINE WITH AURAMiscellaneous

Mgr. Miriam Sádovská, Mgr. Viktória Čiernik Kevická, PhD.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):4-7 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.017216  

Migraine with aura represents a specific type of primary headache disorder, characterised by transient neurological symptoms that precede the headache phase. Among these symptoms, speech and/or language disturbances, including transient aphasia, may occur. This is particularly relevant from the perspective of speech-language pathology. Due to the clinical similarity to aphasia resulting from cerebrovascular accidents, accurate differential diagnosis is essential for appropriate therapeutic decisions. This paper highlights the pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine with aura, the manifestations of aphasia during its course, and specific diagnostic...

Příručka skupinové logopedieRead - recommended?!

PhDr. Lenka Dzidová, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):77604  

Palliative Logopädie - Band 1, Einführung, Grundlagen, FallbeispieleRead - recommended?!

PhDr. Andrea Mazancová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):75-76446  

SPEECH IN RHYTHM OR WHY INTENSIVE AND INTERVAL THERAPY IN SPEECH THERAPY WORKSMiscellaneous

PhDr. Veronika Včelíková, Ph.D., Mgr. Lea Šafránková

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):67-74 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.0121116  

Speech, movement, proper ontogenetic development of the individual, cognition, emotions, ability to learn, memory and the list could go on. All of these are directly dependent on balance, which is based on the rhythm realised at an optimal pace with sufficient intensity and in regularly recurring intervals of well-chosen timing. Often, due to automated activities, we are not aware of the regularity, planning and organisation with which we perform the basic motor patterns that we intuitively and quite naturally learn through sufficiently intense interval rhythmic activities. And it is precisely the therapy in Speech Therapy practice conducted intensively...

Speech and Language Assessment in Bilingual Children with Developmental Language DisorderMiscellaneous

Mgr. Anna Chromá

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):59-66 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.0111108  

The aim of this review article is to introduce the issue of bilingualism and the diagnostic process of developmental language disorder in bilingual children in the context of current scientific knowledge. With regard to the geopolitical situation, it can be stated that the number of bilingual patients of Clinical Speech Therapists is increasing. Understanding the specifics of bilingual development, and knowledge of diagnostic options in the Czech language environment is an important prerequisite for the implementation of evidence-based practice. A Clinical Speech Therapist should be able to apply different approaches to diagnosis, according to the...

Overview Article: Use of Evidence-Based Strategies in Clinical Practice to Improve Speech Intelligibility in Adult ClientsMiscellaneous

Connie K. Porcaro, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):54-58 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.010752  

This article summarizes information contained in the book, Improving Speech Intelligibility in Adults: Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Strategies, authored by Connie Porcaro (Plural Publishing, Inc., 2023). For specific details on assessment and management of intelligibility as well as useful checklists and references, please refer to this book. Speech-language pathologists can have a significant impact on improving intelligibility in clients by teaching them strategies to provide useful information for communication partners. Speech-language pathologists should facilitate shared communication responsibilities by encouraging use of listener's...

Genes and SpeechMiscellaneous

doc. MUDr. Markéta Vlčková, Ph.D., Ing. Hana Řezáčová, Ph.D., MUDr. Pavel TesnerPh.D., PaedDr. Lenka Pospíšilová, Ph.D., MUDr. Markéta Havlovicová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):43-53 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.009736  

The human genome contains approximately 20,000 protein-coding genes, of which more than 15,000 (3/4) are expressed, among others, in the central nervous system. Variants that damage the function of these genes (called pathogenic variants) can lead to various forms of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), including speech and language disorders. These can occur alone or in various combinations. In this review article, we provide information on the possibilities, limits and importance of genetic testing in patients with NDD.

Estill Voice Training^TM - A Popular Approach to Voice TrainingMiscellaneous

Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Jehličková, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):39-42 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.008813  

Estill Voice Training^TM (EVT) is a voice training method based on the understanding of how the vocal mechanism works. This method offers an effective approach to voice development, re-education, and rehabilitation, making it valuable also in speech therapy practice. This article introduces the fundamentals of EVT, its principles and benefits, and provides a brief overview of the key techniques.

Assessment of Children's Sociocognitive Abilities Using the ESB Test Battery: a Pilot StudyMiscellaneous

Mgr. Katarína Metesová, doc. Mgr. Svetlana Kapalková, PhD., Mgr. Henrieta Kučesová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):31-38 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.007993  

Impaired sociocognitive abilities may signal the risk of a social (pragmatic) communication disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Early identification of difficulties is crucial for initiating targeted intervention and preventing the escalation of existing deficits. The aim of this paper is to introduce the foreign diagnostic tool, the Early Sociocognitive Battery (ESB), developed by Shula Chiat, Penny Roy and Jennifer Warwick. This tool enables direct assessment of children's sociocognitive abilities at an early age. The theoretical description of the ESB is supplemented by a brief overview of the results from the pilot testing of 44 typically developing...

THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-FEEDING TRAINING AND DYSPHAGIA REGIMENS IN A RESIDENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICE USER WITH A COMBINED DISABILITYMiscellaneous

Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Křížkovská, Ph.D., PhDr. Kateřina Kroupová, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):25-30 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.002697  

The article presents partial successes within the framework of the intervention of a vision therapist/therapist for the visually impaired in one person and a clinical speech therapist in collaboration with an occupational therapist, for a client with a combined disability in the area of self-feeding and setting regimen measures to deal with dysphagia symptoms. In addition to the aspect of independent food intake, other specific areas are also emphasised in which the client's independence is supported, with the aim of achieving the highest possible level of activation. The aim of the article is to describe the process of training self-feeding, together...

The Impact of Aphasia Severity on Spontaneous Speech: Why Is It Important to Assess Coherence and Informativeness?Miscellaneous

Mgr. Zuzana Zjarová, Mgr. Viktória Kevická, Ph.D.

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):19-24 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.006716  

Spontaneous language production represents a fundamental form of communication in everyday interactions. In patients with aphasia, various aspects of spontaneous production are weakened, with the degree of impairment correlating with the severity of aphasia - ranging from mild to moderate to severe forms. However, there is still a lack of detailed knowledge regarding which specific areas of spontaneous speech are most affected depending on the degree of aphasia. The aim of this study is to comprehensively evaluate spontaneous production in patients with aphasia and to interpret the observed differences with respect to the severity of aphasia. Spontaneous...

Cognitive Behavioural Guided Therapy of Obsessive­‑Compulsive Symptomatology in a Boy with Autism: Case StudyMiscellaneous

PhDr. Mgr. Lenka Vacková

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):14-18 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.005567  

The case report focuses on Cognitive Behavioural Guided Therapy of obsessive­‑compulsive symptomatology in a boy with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders in comorbidity. It describes the complex clinical picture of the disorder and long­‑term therapy.

Autism Spectrum Disorders as Seen by a Clinical Psychologist: Case ReportMiscellaneous

Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Horáčková

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):4-13 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.0031090  

Autism Spectrum Disorders are pervasive developmental disorders. This means that they influence almost all areas of early development. Parents can see differences mainly in the social area. Children with ASD do not share activities, do not communicate their needs and wishes. At the age of 18 months, parents fill in the M-CHAT-R screening, which is sensitive to possible neurodevelopmental problems. A paediatrician can send the child to specialists in ASD diagnosis - clinical psychologist, child psychiatrist, neurologist and clinical speech therapist. In this article, we introduce you to a case study with differential diagnoses, showing the differences...

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Zuzana Lebedová

Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(1):3433