To determine whether the multidisciplinary approach to the management of vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), which combines patient education and behavioral intervention in the same session that VCD is diagnosed, provides long-term therapeutic benefits.Chart review and telephone interviews of patients treated for VCD at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia were performed in this retrospective nonrandomized study. All forty patients diagnosed with VCD from October 2007 to April 2009 were included. Patients were evaluated with a multidisciplinary team approach, including speech therapy assessment, otolaryngology exam and flexible laryngoscopy. Patients with VCD were educated about their condition and instructed about breathing techniques in the same session.Twenty-two patients were available for a phone interview. Mean age of patients was 13.4 ± 3.0 years. Sixteen patients were female. Mean number of clinic visits was 1.3 ± 0.8. Average time between phone interview and first clinical encounter was 14.0 ± 7.2 months. Compliance rate to demonstrate breathing exercises was 90.9

作者：Ana?s, Rameau；Rhonda S, Foltz；Katie, Wagner；Karen B, Zur

来源：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2012 年 76卷 1期