Dysarthria (Darley, Aronson, and Brown Model)

Question 1

What is the pathophysiology of flaccid dysarthria?

Answer 1

hypotonia or muscle weakness

Question 2

A px with flaccid dysarthria may manifest this sign/s in the articulation of speech.

Answer 2

distorted pressure consonants and vowels
slow rate

Question 3

What is the pathophysiology of spastic dysarthria?

Answer 3

hypertonia or muscle rigidity

Question 4

A px with spastic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s in the articulation of speech.

Answer 4

imprecise consonants
slow movement
slow rate

Question 5

A px with flaccid dysarthria may manifest this sign/s when phonating.

Answer 5

hoarse and breathy

Question 6

A px with spastic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s when phonating.

Question 6

A px with spastic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s when phonating.

Answer 6

harsh and strained
pitch breaks

Question 7

What is the pathophysiology of ataxic dysarthria?

Answer 7

hypotonia
dysmetria or reduced movement control

Question 8

What is the pathophysiology of hypokinetic dysarthria?

Answer 8

hypokinesia or reduced movement

Question 9

What is the pathophysiology of hyperkinetic dysarthria?

Answer 9

hyperkinesia or excessive movements

Question 10

A px with ataxic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s in the articulation of speech.

Answer 10

distorted vowels
slow articulatory breakdowns
telescoping
slow rate

Question 11

A px with hypokinetic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s in the articulation of speech.

Answer 11

imprecise consonants
dysfluencies
increased or variable rate

Question 12

A px with hyperkinetic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s in the articulation of speech.

Answer 12

distorted vowels
irregular articulatory breakdowns
variable rate

Question 13

A px with ataxic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s when phonating.

Answer 13

breathy, harsh, strained
voice tremor
pitch breaks

Question 14

A px with hypokinetic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s when phonating.

Answer 14

breathy and harsh
reduced loudness

Question 15

A px with hyperkinetic dysarthria may manifest this sign/s when phonating.

Answer 15

breathy and strained
intermittent voice arrests

Question 16

Possible signs of flaccid dysarthria in terms of prosody.

Answer 16

excess and equal stress
monopitch
monoloudness
prolonged phonemes

Question 17

Possible signs of spastic dysarthria in terms of prosody.

Answer 17

reduced stress
monopitch
monoloudness
short phrases

Question 18

Possible signs of ataxic dysarthria in terms of prosody.

Answer 18

excess and equal stress
prolonged phonemes

Question 19

Possible signs of hypokinetic dysarthria in terms of prosody.

Answer 19

reduced stress
monopitch
monoloudness
short rushes of speech

Question 20

Possible signs of hyperkinetic dysarthria in terms of prosody.

Answer 20

irregular stress
prolonged silences

Question 21

When a px has flaccid dysarthria, his/her resonance would probably have these characteristics.

Answer 21

hypernasality
nasal emissions

Question 22

When a px has spastic dysarthria, his/her resonance would probably have these characteristics.

Answer 22

hypernasality

Question 23

When a px has ataxic dysarthria, his/her resonance would probably have these characteristics.

Answer 23

intermittent hypo-hyper nasality

Question 24

When a px has hypokinetic dysarthria, his/her resonance would probably have these characteristics.

Answer 24

mild hypernasality

Question 25

When a px has hyperkinetic dysarthria, his/her resonance would probably have these characteristics.

Answer 25

irregular VP incompetence

Question 26

The respiration of a px with flaccid dysarthria may exhibit this characteristic/s.

Answer 26

inhalatory stridor
reduced maximum phonation time

Question 27

The respiration of a px with spastic dysarthria may exhibit this characteristic/s.

Answer 27

paradoxical breathing

Question 28

The respiration of a px with ataxic dysarthria may exhibit this characteristic/s.

Answer 28

excessive loudness variations

Question 29

The respiration of a px with hypokinetic dysarthria may exhibit this characteristic/s.

Answer 29

reduced vital capacity

Question 30

The respiration of a px with hyperkinetic dysarthria may exhibit this characteristic/s.

Answer 30

sudden involuntary inspirations or expirations