Hyperkinetic Dysarthria Flashcards
1
Q
Salient Speech Features
A
- Unpredictable interruptions during running speech
- Loudness variability
2
Q
Revealing Assessment Tasks
A
- Continuous speech
- AMRs
- Sustained /a/
3
Q
Related Speech Characteristics or Deficits
A
- Echolalia, coprolalia
- Noises, stoppages, inappropriate silences
- Tremor
- Irregular AMRs
4
Q
Confirmation Signs
A
- Involuntary movements: Tics, myoclonus, tremor, grimacing, chorea
- Sensory “tricks”
5
Q
Common Etiologies
A
- HD
- Dystonia (Oromandibular)
- Essential tremor
- Myoclonus
- Tourette’s
- CP in children
6
Q
Site of lesion
A
Basal ganglia
