Motor Speech Exam 3 Flashcards
What is the neurological basis for ataxic dysarthria?
cerebellar damage or it’s pathway
ataxia
a lack of coordination
cerebellum
coordinates timing and force of muscular contractions
symptoms of cerebellar ataxia
disequilibrium, nystagmus, intention tremor, hypotonia, problems with motor learning
what are the etiologies of ataxic dysarthria
degenerative diseases, stroke, toxic conditions, TBI, tumors
what is a degenerative disease for ataxic dysarthria
friedreich’s ataxia
what are the characteristics of friedreich’s ataxia
progressive, hereditary, symptoms appear in the late 20s
what are the components of the etiology of a stroke in ataxic dysarthria
occlusions, ruptured aneurysms, and cerebellar arteries
what are the components of the etiology of toxic conditions in ataxic dysarthria
lead, mercury, cyanide with history of ethanol, phenytoin, and metabolic conditions such as vitamin deficiencies and hypothyroidism
what are the components of the etiology of a TBI in ataxic dysarthria
cerebellum and cerebellar control circuit
ataxic dysarthria speech characteristics
movements of speech mechanisms are poorly coordinated, timing and force of muscular contractions for clearly articulated speech, “drunken speech”, and “scanning speech”
ataxic dysarthria articulation
imprecise consonants and vowel distortions
what are the type of imprecise consonants for ataxic dysarthria
slurred, irregular, and inconsistent errors
ataxic dysarthria prosody
equal and excess stress, prolonged phonemes, prolonged intervals between phonemes, slow speech rate with increased pause time/articulation time and “choppy speech”, monopitch, and monoloudness
ataxic dysarthria phonation
harsh voice quality with decreased muscle tone in laryngeal and respiratory structures
ataxic dysarthria respiration
exaggerated or paradoxical movements including excessive loudness variations, reduced vital capacity, speaking on residual air, decreased loudness, and harsh voice quality
what are the key evaluation tasks for ataxic dysarthria
AMRs, conversational speech and reading, and sentence repetition
how do you treat respiration for those with ataxic dysarthria
speak immediately on exhalation with visi-pitch for visual feedback, stop phonation early, optimal breath group
how do you treat prosody for those with ataxic dysarthria
pitch range exercises, intonation profiles, contrastive stress drills, and chunking utterances into syntactic units
what is intonation profiles
written sentences and protocol on visi-pitch
how do you treat articulation for those with ataxic dysarthria
over articulation of consonants and minimal contrast pairs
is hypokinesis the same as hypotonia?
no
hypokinesis
less movement, but more muscle tone
the vast majority of cases of hypokinetic dysarthria are due to
parkinsonism
parkinsonism
umbrella term for brain conditions that cause slow movements, rigidity and tremors
Parkinsonism neurologists’s diagnosis is based on
TRAP - tremor, rigidity, akinesia, postural instability
parkinson’s disease is an idiopathic (unknown cause) form of
parkinsonism
parkinson’s disease have a high prevalence of
speech deficits 60-80%
WHO: wrote an account of his patients in 1817, described a “shaking palsy”, not all PD patients have a tremor, tremor dominant or rigid dominate, speech symptoms clearly resembled what is known today as hypokinetic dysarthria
James Parkinson
medical treatment for parkinson’s disease is usually
treated pharmacologically, deep brain stimulation to send current to thalamus, and surgeries
what are the two types of surgeries for medical treatment of parkinson’s
thalamotomy and pallidotomy
thalamotomy surgery
lesion on thalamus, less input from basal ganglia goes through
pallidotomy
lesion in globus pallidus - terrific for tremor and akinesia
what is the second most common form of parkinsonism
neuroleptic-induced parkinsonism
what are the side effects of antipsychotic drugs in neuroleptic-induced parkinsonism
chlorpromazine and schizophrenia; (tardive diskenesia - weird jerking movements after years of drugs)
schizophrenia is often associated with
excess dopamine
post encephalic parkinsonism
caused by viral encephalitis and can also affect children
traumatic brain injury
cerebral anoxia (if it affects BG), “punch drunk” encephalopathy (pugilism - caused by fighting)