TABLE 1. Summary of the displacement of the velopharyngeal structures before and during diagnostic therapy (N=10).
Maximal Displacement | Rating Before Therapy | Rating During Therapy | Observation During Diagnostic Therapy | Before vs. During |
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Velar | Mean: 0.6 SD: 0.3 | Mean: 0.7 SD: 0.3 | 60% remained the same, 40% increased displacement | Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=0.067898 |
Right Lateral Pharyngeal Wall | 0%-25%** | 26%-50%** | 30% remained the same, 70% increased displacement | Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=0.017966* |
Left Lateral Pharyngeal Wall | 0%-25%** | 26%-50%** | 20% remained the same, 80% increased displacement | Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=0.011724* |
Posterior Pharyngeal Wall | Mean: 0.3 SD: 0.3 | Mean: 0.3 SD: 0.3 | 70% remained the same, 10% increased displacement, 20% could not be seen | Wilcoxon Matched Pairs p=1.0 |
Significant difference between displacement before and during diagnostic therapy
Displacement rated in quarters (0%-25%, 26%-50%, 51%-75%, 76%-100%) instead the scale 0.0 to 1.0
SD= Standard Deviation