Handout 9: Articulatory disorders - parkinson's

Question 1

what are the two abnormal kinematics of parkinsons

Answer 1

jaw, lip, tongue speech movements reduced in size and speech

timing of lip and jaw movements abnormal - reversal of normal upper lip, lower lip, and jaw order in bilabial plosives

Question 2

delayed auditory feedback w parkinsons patients can

Answer 2

improve the size of jaw movements and intelligibility

Question 3

small lip and jaw opening in parkinsons may contribute to ____ speech ____

Answer 3

low speech intensity

Question 4

loud speech in parkinsons can ___ jaw size and speed

Answer 4

increase

Question 5

sig correlation bw ___ jaw movements and ____ speech intelligibility

Answer 5

small, reduced

Question 6

maximum syllable repetition rate is ____ than normal

Answer 6

not different - perhaps reduced movement size allows for fast syllable rates

Question 7

ptk sequence is ______ in PD

Answer 7

abnormally slow

Question 8

lip and tongue max closing forces are_____ in PD

Answer 8

reduced

Question 9

tongue/lip isometric forces are ____ than controls

Answer 9

variability, aka instability

Question 10

lip stiffness ______ in PD, ____ to force

Answer 10

increased, greater resistance to force

Question 11

what are the 4 abnormal sensation/perception symptoms of PD (proprioception, touch, olfaction, perception of speech)

Answer 11

1. Sense of jaw position (proprioception) abnormal
2. Two-point lip and tongue discrimination (touch) abnormal
3. Abnormal sense of smell (olfaction)
4. Abnormal perception of speech intensity, speech rate, and emotional tone of speech