Flaccid Dysarthria Flashcards

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LMN Disorders –>

A

flaccid dysarthria

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UMN Disorders –>

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spastic dysarthria; UUMN dysarthria

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Basal Ganglia Disorders –>

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Hypokinetic/hyperkinetic dysarthria

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Cerebellar Disorders –>

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ataxic dysarthria

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5
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Multiple lesion sites –>

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mixed dysarthria

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6
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Flaccid Dysarthria is also known as ?

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Bulbar Palsy

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Flaccid Dysarthria is caused by ?

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Impairments of LMN in cranial or spinal nerves

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8
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Slow labored artic, hypernasal resonance and hoarse breathy phonation are characteristics of _______.

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Flaccid Dysarthria

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9
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Flaccid dysarthria has a negative impact on what aspects of speech?

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Respiration, phonation, artic, prosody and resonance (to different extents)

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10
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Flaccid Dysarthria is primarily due to _______ and ______.

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muscular weakenss and reduced tone

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Flaccid Dysarthria is often _____ UNLESS there is _____ LMN damage.

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Mild

bilateral

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Flaccid Dysarthria weakness affects ____, ____, and ____.

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ROM
Speed
Accuracy

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13
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T or F? Speaking on residual volume is typically a characteristic of flaccid syarthria.

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False; it is not.

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T or F? Breathiness may be unique to flaccid dysarthria.

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True

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T or F? Audible inhalations/inspiratory stridor may be unique to flaccid dysarthria.

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True

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T or F? Diplophonia is not characteristic of flaccid dysarthria.

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False; it may be unique to flaccid dysarthria.

17
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What are 2 strong confirmatory signs of flaccid dysarthria?

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hypernasality and phonatory incompetence

18
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What are 2 strong confirmatory PHYSICAL signs of flaccid dysarthria?

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Atrophy and Fasciculations

19
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Caused by anything that disrupts flow of LMN along cranial or spinal nerves that innervate muscles of speech production.

A

Flaccid Dysarthria

20
Q

What are the most common causes of flaccid dysarthria?

A

ALS
Progressive bulbar palsy (PBP)

(brainstem stroke)

21
Q

What are pt complaints re CN V?

A

difficulty moving/closing jaw, chewing, arctic, drooling and decreased sensationg to face, cheeks, tongue, teeth or palate

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Upper face is bilaterally innervated by what CN?

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Lower face is contralaterally innervated by what CN?

24
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Pt complaints of CN VII ?

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Unilateral: Biting cheeks or lips when chewing/speaking, drooling, difficulty keept food/liquid in mouth & artic difficulty.

Bilateral: Face or lips dont move well during speech, drooling, difficulty keeping food/liquid in mouth.

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What is one of the most important CNs for speech production?
CN X
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Pharyngeal branch of CN X innervates -->
muscles of soft palate for resonance
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Superior laryngeal branch of CN X innervates -->
cricothyroid muscles for pitch change
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Recurrent laryngeal branch of CN X innervates -->
motor to all intrinsic laryngeal muscles except cricothyroid for phonation
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What is the function of CN X?
voice production, VP closure (resonance) and swallowing
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Pt complaints of CN X?
loss of pitch range, voice changes, shortness of breath, noise on inspiration, reduced loudness and increased nasality
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CN XII _____ innervates the ____.
contralaterally | tongue
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Pt complaints of CN X?
Difficulty w/ artic, moving food around in pouth, pocketing, drooling and tongue feels heavy/thick