Lecture 4 Flashcards
What are the goals of Ax in MSD?
- diagnosis
- determining severity of speech impairment (speech intelligibility)
- determining underlying reasons for reduced intelligibility and perceptual abnormalities
- determining Tx targets
- documenting progress
What are the 6 components of Ax for MSD?
- History (chart review & interview)
- Oral motor & sensory exam
- Intelligibility testing
- Perceptual evaluation of speech
- Instrumental assessment
- Diagnostic therapy probes
What are some questions to ask during an interview?
-Pt description of problem
-date of onset
-pattern of onset
-nature of symptoms
-medical/surgical history
-medications
-impact on daily functions
etc.
What information do we get from an OME?
Info on
- structural integrity (presence of structures, inflammation, changes in colour, proportionality)
- severity of physical change/damage
- localization of damage (UMN vs. LMN, CN)
- symmetry
- NO INFO ABOUT SPEECH
What is one way we can slightly decrease subjectivity of OMEs?
you create protocols that you follow for each person every time. This consistency allows us to understand the range of severities and symptoms
What are 3 ways you can organize an OME?
- by cranial nerve
- by structure
- by subsystem
Which parameters of muscle function do we assess during an OME?
- strength of muscle contractions
- range of non-speech movements
- speed of NS movements
- accuracy of NS movement
- muscle tone
- symmetry
- coordination of rapid, repeated, NS movements
Which structures do we assess for CN V?
Jaw
In regards to the jaw, what do we look at during an OME?
• Rest Position (skin over masseter & temporalis)
• Clench jaw – palpate masseter & temporalis for asymmetry, volume and tone.
• On opening – observe size & deviation of mandible
• During movement
• Test opening and closing of jaw against
resistance
• Elicit jaw-jerk
CN V has __________ innervation for UMNs
bilateral
What happens if there is unilateral UMN damage to CN V?
no effect
What happens if there is bilateral UMN damage to CN V?
open jaw,
positive jaw jerk
What happens if there is unilateral LMN damage to CN V?
jaw deviates towards WEAK side on opening
(felt as asymmetry during
clenching)
What happens if there is bilateral LMN damage to CN V?
open jaw, absent
(normal) jaw jerk
What structures do we assess for CN VII?
face and lips
In regards to the face and lips, what do we look at during an OME while they are at rest?
-Symmetry at angles of mouth • Flattening of nasolabial folds • Drooling • Eyelids partially closed • Eyes shut involuntarily or not at all • “Masked face” • Absence of wrinkling on forehead
In regards to the face and lips, what non-speech movements do we look at during an OME?
• Smile, pucker, rounding, pout • Alternating smile-pucker • Labial seal: puff cheeks, clinician pushes air out • AMR - /ba-ba/