Hypokinetic Dysarthria Flashcards
1
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Main problem?
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Problem with motor control
Preparing, maintaining and switching motor programs
2
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Locus of lesion
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Basal ganglia
Basal ganglia control circuit
3
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Affects?
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Phonation, articulation, and prosody
4
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Clinical characteristics of HypoD
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- Resting/static tremor
- Rigidity
- Postural abnormalities
- Bradykinesia
- Hypokinesia or Akinesia
- Other: sensory/perceptual deficits, cognitive deficits
5
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Speech tasks
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Conversation, AMRs, reading, vowel prolongation
6
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Cluster of deviant speech dimensions for HypoD
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Prosodic Insufficiency
Hypernasality
Vocal and upper limb tremor
Other: Inappropriate silences, harshness, breathiness, and reduced loudness
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