Ch. 3 Motor Speech Disorders Exam Flashcards
1
Q
What are the purposes of the exam? (5)
A
- to give a description
- to establish diagnostic possibilities
- to establish a diagnosis
- to establish implications for localization and disease diagnosis
- to specify a severity
2
Q
what are the salient features examined? (6)
A
- strength
- speed
- range
- steadiness
- tone
- accuracy
3
Q
what are confirmatory signs within speech system?
A
- atrophy
- fasiculations
- reduced tone
- emotional lability
- reduced normal reflexes
- pathological reflexes
4
Q
what are confirmatory signs of the nonspeech signs?
A
- gait
- muscle stretch reflexes
- pathologic reflexes
- hyperactive limb reflexes
- limb atrophy
- fasciculation
5
Q
what structures are examined?
A
face, jaw, tongue, velophanryx, larynx, respiration, reflexes
