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In other repente parece haber cases, a person’s ability to speak desaparecido. an intended word might suddenly seem to Los trastornos del habla y el lenguaje vanish. se nombran como "apraxia", "disartria", Speech and language disorders fall under y "afasia". A menudo se originan fancy names like “apraxia,” “dysarthria,” and a partir de un accidente cerebro “aphasia.” They often arise from a stroke, vascular, el Parkinson, la enfermedad Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, de Huntington, lesiones cerebrales, brain injury, vocal cord issues, oral cancer or problemas de las cuerdas vocales, other illnesses. cáncer oral, entre otras enfermedades. Getting help early on is important in Obtener ayuda desde el principio minimizing the depression that often es importante para minimizar la accompanies speech problems. Fortunately, depresión relacionada a los problemas affl icted people can fi nd the right help del habla. Las personas afectadas through a well-developed rehabilitation pueden encontrar la ayuda adecuada a program. That’s where they’ll encounter través de un programa de rehabilitación speech-language pathologists — customarily bien desarrollado. Ahí es donde va known simply as speech therapists. Those a encontrar logopedas (terapeutas are the professionals who help patients del habla). Ellos son los que ayudan recover or signifi cantly improve their speech a los pacientes a recuperar de forma problems. signifi cativa sus problemas de habla. Speech therapists use a variety of Los terapeutas del habla utilizan techniques designed to retrain muscles or técnicas diseñadas para entrenar los increase mouth, tongue and lip movement. músculos o aumentar los movimientos They also help patients learn to re-establish de la boca, la lengua y de los their ability to recall information and problem labios. Ayudan a los pacientes a re- solve to maximize their independence with establecer su capacidad para recordar daily activities. información y resolver problemas. Speech therapists are likewise the Estos terapeutas son también expertos experts who help people suffering from con los trastornos de la deglución, swallowing disorders, known as “dysphagia.” conocida como "la disfagia." Con el Using therapy and at some rehab facilities uso de terapias y rehabilitación, un a non-invasive neuromuscular electrical t r a t a m i e n t o n o i n v a s i v o d e e s t i m u l a c i ó n stimulation treatment, they aid patients eléctrica neuromuscular se ayuda a in regaining or improving their swallow los pacientes a recuperar o mejorar function to increase safety while eating or la función de tragar aumentando la drinking.