Exam 1 Part 6 Flashcards
What types of speech errors do people with dysarthria make?
Consistent and predictable
Most common type of speech error in apraxia
Substitution
Most common type of speech error in dysarthria
Distortion
True or false: there are fewer errors in spontaneous speech than repetitions in apraxia
True
Are consonants or vowel errors more common in apraxia?
Vowels
Are consonant or vowel errors more common in dysarthria?
Consonant
In dysarthria, what would happen to intelligibility if speech rate is increased?
Decrease
_____ is mainly a disorder of articulation; prosodic problems may occur
Apraxia
During speech examination, we go from ____ linguistic complexity to _____ linguistic complexity
Least, most
True or false: there is change in muscle tone in apraxia
False; dysarthria
What are some non-speech examinations we do to see if someone may have dysarthria or apraxia?
Oral motor exam, observe coordination of movement, sustained vowel prolongation, diadochokinetic tasks
How would someone assess the function of CN IX and X?
Check gag reflex
Part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement
Cerebellum
Does the cerebellum control ipsilateral or contralateral information?
Ipsilateral
Cerebellar lobe important for equilibrium
Flocculondular