dysarthria speech characteristics Flashcards
ataxia
Location of lesion: Cerebellum
articulation: irrregular
prosody: slow rate with excess and equal stress
UUMN
articulation : imprecise
HYPO
Location of lesion: Basal Ganglia - Dopamine Depletion
artic: imprecise
respiration:monoloudness/quiet
phonation: harsh and breathy
prosody: monotone
HYPER
Location of lesion: Basal Ganglia - Dopamine Excess
artic: interruptions
phonation: harsh, interruptions
resonance: hypernasality
other: essential voice tremor
AOS
artic: distortions
prosody: slow rate/ dysfluencies
spastic CP
Location of lesion: Bilateral UMN
respiration:monoloudnes
prosody: monopitch
resonance: hypernasality, breathy
Dyskinetic CP
phonation: voice stoppages
prosody: slow rate, dysrhythmia, reduced stress
ataxic CP
artic: irregular
prosody: dysrhythmia
CAS
artic: inconsistent errors, intrusive schwa,
prosody: slow rate, equal stress (robotic)