Dysarthrias Flashcards
lesion site of ataxic dysarthria
cerebellum
neuromotor basis of ataxic dysarthria
incoordination
common etiologies of ataxic dysarthria
any bilateral or generalized damage to the cerebellum including degenerative ataxia and demyelinating disease
articulation characteristics of ataxic dysarthria
imprecise consonants
irregular articulatory breakdowns
distortion of vowels
prosody characteristics of ataxic dysarthria
excessive and even stress
prolonged phonemes and intervals between
slow rate of speech
phonation characteristics of ataxic dysarthria
mono pitch
mono loudness
harshness
resonance characteristics of ataxic dysarthria
intermittent hyponasality
respiration characteristics of ataxic dysarthria
exaggerated and paradoxical mvmt during speech production
lesion site of flaccid dysarthria
LMN
neuoromotor basis of flaccid dysarthria
weakness and hypotonia
common etiologies of flaccid dysarthria
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
Articulation characteristics of Flaccid dysarthria
imprecise consonants
weak pressure consonants (for lesions of CN V, VII, XII)
phonation/phonatory-prosodic characteristics of flaccid dysarthria
Breathy Audible inspiration Harshness Monopitch Monoloud or reduced loudness Short phrases
Resonance characteristics of flaccid dysarthria
Hypernasality
Nasal emission
Short phrases
Respiration characteristics of flaccid dysarthria
reduced sub glottal air pressure
weak inhalation