Dysarthrias Flashcards

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lesion site of ataxic dysarthria

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cerebellum

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neuromotor basis of ataxic dysarthria

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incoordination

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common etiologies of ataxic dysarthria

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any bilateral or generalized damage to the cerebellum including degenerative ataxia and demyelinating disease

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articulation characteristics of ataxic dysarthria

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imprecise consonants
irregular articulatory breakdowns
distortion of vowels

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prosody characteristics of ataxic dysarthria

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excessive and even stress
prolonged phonemes and intervals between
slow rate of speech

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phonation characteristics of ataxic dysarthria

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mono pitch
mono loudness
harshness

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resonance characteristics of ataxic dysarthria

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intermittent hyponasality

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respiration characteristics of ataxic dysarthria

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exaggerated and paradoxical mvmt during speech production

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9
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lesion site of flaccid dysarthria

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LMN

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neuoromotor basis of flaccid dysarthria

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weakness and hypotonia

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common etiologies of flaccid dysarthria

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Any damage to LMN connections to muscles and/or CNs, including

  • motor neuron disease
  • progressive bulbar disease
  • multiple systems atrophy
  • myasthenia gravis
  • botulism
  • vascular diseases and brainstem strokes
  • infections (polio, AIDS)
  • Guillain Barre syndrome
  • surgical trauma
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Articulation characteristics of Flaccid dysarthria

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imprecise consonants

weak pressure consonants (for lesions of CN V, VII, XII)

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13
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phonation/phonatory-prosodic characteristics of flaccid dysarthria

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Breathy
Audible inspiration
Harshness
Monopitch
Monoloud or reduced loudness
Short phrases
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Resonance characteristics of flaccid dysarthria

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Hypernasality
Nasal emission
Short phrases

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Respiration characteristics of flaccid dysarthria

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reduced sub glottal air pressure

weak inhalation

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lesion site of hyperkinetic dysarthria

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basal ganglia and/or basal ganglia connections within CNS

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neuromotor basis for hyperkinetic dysarthria

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Abnormal, extra movements

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Common etiologies for hyperkinetic dysarthria

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Huntington's disease
Sydenham;s chorea
Brainstem stroke
TBI
Toxic conditions
Metabolic conditions (i.e., tardive dyskinesia)
Tourette's syndrome
Seizure disorders
Spasmodic dysphonia
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Articulation characteristics of hyperkinetic dysarthria

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Imprecise consonants

Distorted vowels

20
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Prosodic characteristics of hyperkinetic dysarthria

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Slower rate of speech
prolong interword intervals
inappropriate client periods
phoneme prolongations
excess and equal stress
reduced stress
short phrases
21
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phonation characteristics of hyperkinetic dysarthria

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mono pitch

mono loudness

22
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resonance characteristics of hyperkinetic dysarthria

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hyper nasality (mild, in some cases)

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respiration characteristics of hyperkinetic dysarthria

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audible inspiration and forced/sudden inspiration or expiration