Exam 1 Part 4 Flashcards

1
Q

What does spastic dysarthria sound like?

A

Talking through tight muscles, can be intelligible, very strained

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2
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What are the top 3 etiologies of spastic dysarthria?

A

Stroke, TBI, degenerative disease

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3
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Made up of the lower motor neuron system and PNS

A

Final common pathway

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4
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What is the function of the final common pathway?

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Stimulates muscle contraction and movement

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5
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What are 4 types of things that happen if there is damage to the final common pathway?

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Paresis, paralysis, atrophy, fasiculations

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6
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Condition that happens if some motor neurons are okay after damage to the final common pathway

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Paresis (weakness)

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7
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Condition that happens if all input from LMN is gone

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Paralysis

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8
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Wasting, loss of muscle tissue

A

Atrophy

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9
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Twitches of muscle caused by excess or spontaneous motor unit activity

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Fasciculation

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10
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What are the 3 areas of lesions in the FCP for flaccid dysarthria?

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LMN, muscles, neuromuscular junction

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11
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61% of flaccid dysarthria are due to what 2 things?

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Surgical trauma, neuropathology’s of undetermined origin

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12
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What surgery is a common cause of flaccid dysarthria?

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Carotid endarterectomy

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13
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What disease is common in damage to the neuromuscular junction?

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Myasthenia gravis

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14
Q

What cranial nerves are important for speech and language?

A

V, VII, IX, X, XI, XII

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15
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What cranial nerves, if damaged, can cause flaccid dysarthria (5)?

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V, VII, IX, X, XII

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