Brooke L Deshotels
Speech-Language Pathologist
151 LEMOINE RD PLAUCHEVILLE LA, 71362About
Dr. Brooke Deshotels is a speech language pathologist practicing in PLAUCHEVILLE, LA. Dr. Deshotels specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Deshotels evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Deshotels helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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