Table 1.
Results from the VPS image analysis, according to the type of velopharyngeal closure and movement of the structures before and during the basal sound utterance, per patient.
| Patient | Type of closure | Lateral pharyngeal wall movement | Posterior pharyngeal all movement | Soft palate movement | Passavant fold presence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modal | Coronal | Medium | Mild | Medium | Null |
| Basal | Sagittal | Medium | Medium | Mild | Medium | |
| 2 | Modal | Coronal | Medium | Null | Medium | Null |
| Basal | Coronal | Null | Null | Medium | Null | |
| 3 | Modal | Sagittal | Mild | Medium | Mild | Mild |
| Basal | Sagittal | Medium | Medium | Mild | Medium | |
| 4 | Modal | Circular with Passavant fold | Intense | Intense | Medium | Intense |
| Basal | Circular with Passavant ridge | Intense | Intense | Medium | Intense |