Treatment of logoneurosis in Kharkiv

Logoneurosis in children, like logoneurosis in adults, is not a rare neurological disease. According to WHO statistics, it is observed in 2-5% of people. Since the onset and development of this disorder is closely related to dysfunction of the nervous system, its diagnostics and treatment shall be carried out exclusively by a neurologist. Often, the therapy course also includes classes with a speech therapist.

Specialists of the medical center “ON Clinic Kharkiv” have extensive experience in the treatment of speech difficulties. An individually selected treatment program allows our patients to quickly adjust the tempo and consistency of speech, reduce facial muscle cramps, and coordinate breathing and articulation. Treatment of logoneurosis at our medical center not only ensures the normalization of speech, but also has a preventive effect on the healing of the entire nervous system.

What is logoneurosis?

Logoneurosis is a speech disorder accompanied by involuntary spasms of the muscles of the tongue, larynx or lips, delay and repetition of words, and lack of fluency in speech. This neurotic disorder often leads to the development of neuroses, worsens social involvement and self-esteem.

The reasons for the development of speech disorders are the following:

• infectious pathologies of the nervous system;
• presence of cerebral palsy;
• endocrine dysfunction;
• improper speech formation;
• psycho-emotional trauma, etc. 

Other significant factors provoking pathology are increased excitability, nervousness and instability of the child’s psyche. Most often, logoneurosis appears in childhood or adolescence.

The symptoms of the disease are classified as follows:

• accompanying - muscle tension, tics and grimaces of the face, frequent blinking, respiratory cramps;
• general - insomnia, hyperhidrosis and mental stress;
• main ones - pauses, repetition of the same syllables and words in conversation, articulatory convulsions, etc.

At the early stage of logoneurosis (in children), clinical signs rarely appear, but later on, the attacks of the disease become more frequent and intensify under stress. The presence of a permanent speech disorder can lead to logophobia - a total disorder of the sound reproduction mechanism (logoneurosis in adults).

What is the difference between stuttering and logoneurosis?

Neurosis-like stuttering is a congenital feature of the nervous system that can manifest itself under the influence of a certain factor and cause motor disorder and the occurrence of obsessive movements in children. And with logoneurosis (neurotic stuttering), speech and motor skills develop correctly.

Thus, stuttering is subdivided as follows:

• according to the subtype: neurotic or neurosis-like;
• by the nature of seizures: tonic, clonic, or a combination of types;
• by localization of seizures: articulatory, vocal and respiratory;
• according to the intensity of severity: heavy, medium and light.
• Treatment of logoneurosis in adults carried out at the medical center “ON Clinic Kharkiv”, allows to achieve a stable positive effect, and as a result not only the neurotic stuttering is eliminated, the level of excitation of the nervous system is corrected, but also the disorders provoked by it are stopped.

Can logoneurosis be cured?

Treatment of logoneurosis involves the use of three main landscapes:

• pharmacotherapy: antispasmodics, sedatives and anticonvulsants;
• breathing exercises to consolidate the correct speech technique;
• psychological help with logoneurosis. 

A continuous course of therapy and strict adherence to all the doctor’s recommendations allow you to restore normal speech and prevent the occurrence of the disease relapse.

To make appointment for a consultation by a neurologist of our medical center or undergo treatment for speech pathologies at “ON Clinic Kharkiv”, please contact us at the specified phone number or leave an online application on the website of the medical center.