Exam 2 - Review ?s

Question 1

T/F: the best treatment option for flaccid dysarthria is increasing speech intelligibility.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

where does cranial nerve XI originate from?

Answer 2

accessory
medulla

Question 3

what are non speech systems in flaccid dysarthria?

Answer 3

absent reflexes
muscle atrophy
inhalatory stridor
fasciculations

Question 4

the type of brainstem stroke below the area of decussation would indicate which type of dysarthria?

Answer 4

flaccid

Question 5

if a pt presents with hypernasality, slow articulation, and hoarse/breathy phonation, what dysarthria would they likely have?

Answer 5

flaccid

Question 6

what combination of speech characteristics is the strongest confirmatory sign of flaccid dysarthria?

Answer 6

hypernasality and phonatory competence

Question 7

what are the causes of flaccid dysarthria?

Answer 7

physical trauma
muscular disease
tumors

Question 8

T/F: flaccid dysarthria is UMN damgae?

Answer 8

false

Question 9

which of the following is a resonance treatment for flaccid dysarthria?

Answer 9

palatal lift

Question 10

t/f: flaccid dysarthria can result from a stroke in the cortex

Answer 10

false

Question 11

which symptoms are the most characteristic for flaccid dysarthria?

Answer 11

breathy voice and hypernasality

Question 12

speech stress testing is primarily used in suspected cases of

Answer 12

myasthenia gravis

Question 13

t/f: the main characteristics of spastic dysarthria is strained-strangled vocal quality, monoloudness, monopitch, and imprecise consonants

Answer 13

true

Question 14

what are the main subsystems targeted in therapy for spastic dysarthria?

Answer 14

prosody
articulation
resonance
phonation

Question 15

which phases of dysphagia would spastic dysarthria have?

Answer 15

oral and pharyngeal phases

Question 16

a positive babinksi test indicates what possible type of dysarthria?

Answer 16

spastic

Question 17

t/f: spastic dysarthria is also know as pseudobulbar palsy

Answer 17

true

Question 18

what are important non speech symptoms of spastic dysarthria?

Answer 18

pseudobulbar affect
drooling
hyper reflexes
increased muscle tone

Question 19

t/f: fasciculations often occur with spastic dysarthria

Answer 19

false

Question 20

which of the following are possible etiologies of spastic dysarthria?

Answer 20

strokes
degenerative diseases
TBI
infections of brain tissues

Question 21

for unilateral umn dysarthria, what would you treat before articulation?

Answer 21

visual and cognitive deficits
aphasia and apraxia of speech

Question 22

what type of treatment do you use for unilateral umn dysarthria?

Answer 22

articulation

Question 23

what is the most common symptom that the patients with unilateral umn dysarthria may ahve?

Answer 23

imprecise consonants

Question 24

unilateral lingual weakness WITHOUT atrophy or fasciculations is consistent with symptoms of:

Answer 24

unilateral UMN dysarthria

Question 25

the most common cause of unilateral umn dysarthria is;

Answer 25

stroke

Question 26

t/f: umn damage typically occurs on the brainstem

Answer 26

false

Question 27

unilateral umn dysarthria would present with which of the following:

Answer 27

lower face weakness contralateral to the lesion

Question 28

the tongue and lips deviate to the _______ side

Answer 28

weaker

Question 29

the velum deviates to the ______ side

Answer 29

healthy/stronger