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Article Evaluation

language delay


 * The article is very short.
 * The article has few resources and some of them are not reliable.
 * The article is underestimating the concept of Language Delay.
 * Some of the information are out of date.


 * Links to professional organization are needed.

= Vocal cord paresis = As a Speech-Pathology student having a task of adding to or editing an existing Wikipedia article, I would like to add to the Vocal cord paresis article under "Causes". More specifically I am interested in expanding the "Systemic neurologic diseases" section.

Some of the positive elements of the article include:


 * The article covered most important aspects of the disorder including definition, causes, symptoms, and treatment. Although some sections do not have a sufficient amount of information, all are written in a neutral way.
 * An abundant amount of references was used, and most references are recent.

Copy from Vocal cord paresis :

"Systemic neurologic diseases
Examples of systemic neurologic diseases that may cause VF paresis include myasthenia gravis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, multiple sclerosis, and spinocerebellar atrophy. Systemic rheumatological diseases (for example sarcoidosis, rheumatoid, scleroderma) have also been reported as causes for VF paresis. "

Edited:

Systemic Neurologic Diseases

Several neurological diseases can cause VF paresis including:


 * Myasthenia Gravis (MG), a rare neuromuscular autoimmune disease. MG's dominant characteristic is muscles weakness including facial, jaw, pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles.
 * Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a neurological heredity disease that affects both motor and sensory functions. CMT affects the nerve cells and interrupts the transmission of nerve impulses as it concerns the axons and the myelination of the nerve cells.
 * Multiple Sclerosis (MS), which is an autoimmune disease that damages the myelin sheet surrounding the axons of the cranial nerves and the spinal nerves. There are several types of MS depending on the course of the disease.
 * Spinocerebellar Degeneration, a term that refers to a rare yet diverse chronic disease that affects the brain and the spinal cord. Spinocerebellar Degeneration is usually an inherited progressive disease; however, toxicity and vitamin deficiency can result in the acquired type of cerebellar degeneration disease.

Additionally, there are pieces of evidence that some Systemic Rheumatological Diseases such as sarcoidosis, rheumatoid, scleroderma can result in having VF paresis.