Chapter 11 Part 6 (Dysarthrias) Flashcards

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Unclear, slurred, and uncoordinated speech

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Dysarthria

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How is dysarthria similar to apraxia?

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Both are motor speech disorders

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How is dysarthria different from apraxia?

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Apraxia is the difficulty of pulling up motor plans to execute speech while dysarthria is a movement disorder

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How is the final common pathway associated with dysarthria?

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Damage to the final common pathway could lead to cranial nerves getting damaged resulting in dysarthria

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5
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Location of damage of spastic dysarthria

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Upper motor neurons

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What are the characteristics of spastic dysarthria?

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Harsh/strained voice, monopitch, slow speech rate, imprecise consonants

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Location of damage of flaccid dysarthria

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Lower motor neurons

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What are the characteristics of flaccid dysarthria?

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Breathy voice, hypernasality, short phrases, imprecise consonants

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Location of damage of hypokinetic dysarthria

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Substantia nigra (dopamine)

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What are the characteristics of hypokinetic dysarthria?

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Breathy voice, monopitch, reduced syllable stress, variable speech rate, imprecise consonants

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Location damage of hyperkinetic dysarthria?

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Basal ganglia

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What are the characteristics of hyperkinetic dysarthria?

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Harsh voice, monopitch, distorted vowels

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13
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Hypokinetic dysarthria is associated with what disease?

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Parkinson’s

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14
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Hyperkinetic dysarthria is associated with what disease?

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Huntington’s

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15
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Location of damage of ataxic dysarthria

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Cerebellum

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What are the characteristics of ataxic dysarthria?

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Harsh voice, monopitch, loud voice, imprecise consonants, irregular breakdown in articulation

17
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Location of damage of mixed dysarthria

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Varies; multiple motor systems

18
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What are the characteristics of mixed dysarthria?

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Varies; could be a mixture of flaccid and spastic dysarthria