%0 Journal Article
%T Language Characteristics of a Child With Cri du Chat Syndrome
%A Merve Nur Sar£¿yer
%J -
%D 2018
%X Purpose: Cri du chat syndrome (CDCS) is a rare genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 50.000 live births and results from a deletion of chromatin from the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p). Recent molecular studies have indicated that the main clinical characteristics of the syndrome (learning disability, speech delay, slow growth, microcephaly, and high-pitched monochromatic ¡®cat-like cry¡¯ from which the syndrome derives its name) correlate with the loss of a small region in 5p15.2, with the exception of the cat-like cry which has been localized to 5p15.3. The aim of this study was to investigate language characteristics of a rare syndrome Cri du Chat. Method: The subject for this study was a 72 -months- old male. Language data were gathered with using a standardized language tests for Turkish, TED£¿L. In addition, for assesing subject¡¯s receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary, TIFALDI was used. Spontaneous language sample was obtained by researcher at the clinic. The samples were analyzed at Speech Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT). Results:The results indicate that Cri du Chat Syndrome could be accompanied by language disorder. The TED£¿L results showed that the subject was delayed in both receptive and expressive language. The expressive language is more delayed than the receptive language . The T£¿FALD£¿ results showed that the expressive vocabulary was better than receptive vocabulary. According to spontaneous language sample, the subject¡¯s language consisted of single words, limited morphemes. The results of the study share similarities with other studies on language characteristics of Cri du Chat Syndrome. Conclusion: Investigation of language characteristics of individuals with CDCS by using different methods and studies with more participants will be important for therapies to be carried out with these case
%K cri du chat
%K dil
%K dil bozuklu£¿u
%K kedi miyavlamas£¿
%K 5P delesyon sendromu
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/dkyad/issue/44795/557214