Keywords: Soft palate, articulation disorders

Abstract: The authors studied the main aspects of etiology of the palate paralysis in six children suffering form soft palate paralysis. They emphasized the importance of multidisciplinary approach in the management of patients with this disease. In the authors cases the most likely etiologies were. Neuropathy pos-viral epidemic parotitis, tumors localized in the posterior cerebral fossa and idiopathic. They concluded that is extremely important in these patients a detailed otorhinolaryngologic, neurolagic and fonoaudiologic examinations.