Neuromotor disorders

Question 1

Where is the area of lesion for spastic dysarthria

Answer 1

Bilateral damage to the upper motor neurons

Question 2

What is a common diagnosis for spastic dysarthria

Answer 2

stroke bilateral cortical

Question 3

What are the DDK characteristics of spastic dysarthria

Answer 3

slow/regular

Question 4

what is the resonance of spastic dysarthria

Answer 4

hypernasality

Question 5

What is the voice of spastic dysarthria

Answer 5

harsh/strained-strangled

Question 6

What is the articulation of spastic dysarthria

Answer 6

slow, imprecise consonants

Question 7

What is the distinguishing characteristic of spastic dysarthria

Answer 7

harsh strain-strangled voice w/ hypernasality

Question 8

What is the area of lesion for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 8

lower motor neuron

Question 9

What is a common diagnosis for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 9

myasthenia gravis

Question 10

What is the ddk for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 10

imprecise

Question 11

What is the resonance for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 11

hypernasal

Question 12

Which dysarthrias are hypernasal?

Answer 12

Spastic, flaccid and sometimes hyperkinetic

Question 13

What is the voice for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 13

breathy, monopitch, monoloud

Question 14

What is the artic for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 14

imprecise

Question 15

What is the destinguishing characteristic for flaccid dysarthria

Answer 15

rapid deterioration of quality overtime with improvement after rest

Question 16

What is the area of lesion for ataxic dysarthria?

Answer 16

Cerebellum

Question 17

What is a common diagnosis of ataxic dysarthria

Answer 17

Friedrichs

Question 18

DDK of ataxic dysarthria

Answer 18

irregular

Question 19

Resonance or ataxic dysarthria

Answer 19

hyponasality

Question 20

voice of ataxic dysarthria

Answer 20

harsh, abnormal prosody, excess/equal stress

Question 21

artic of ataxic dysarthria

Answer 21

vowel distortions, irregular breakdowns, prologations

Question 22

distinguishing characteristic of ataxic dysarthria

Answer 22

scanning speech

Question 23

Area of lesion for hyperkinetic dysarthria

Answer 23

Basal ganglia striatum

Question 24

common dx of hyperkinetic dysarthria

Answer 24

huntingtons

Question 25

DDK of hyperkinetic

Answer 25

slow, imprecise

Question 26

resonance hyperkinetic

Answer 26

intermittant hypernasality

Question 27

voice of hyperkinetic

Answer 27

tremor, transient breathiness, transient vocal strain/harshness

Question 28

artic of hyperkinetic

Answer 28

distorted vowels, prolonged phonemes, irregular breakdowns

Question 29

distinguishing characteristics of hyperkinetic

Answer 29

it varies

Question 30

Area of lesion hypo kinetic

Answer 30

Basal ganglia - substantia nigra

Question 31

Common dx hypokinetic

Answer 31

Parkinsons

Question 32

DDK hypokinetic

Answer 32

rapid “blurred”

Question 33

Resonance hypokinetic

Answer 33

monopitch, monoloud,

Question 34

voice of hypokinetic

Answer 34

breathy sometimes harsh

Question 35

artic of hypo kinetic

Answer 35

latency, short rushes, repeated phonemes, palilalia

Question 36

Distinguishing characteristic of hypokinetic

Answer 36

hypophonia/fast rate

Question 37

What cranial nerve is damaged to cause flaccidity and which branch?

Answer 37

CN V the maxillary branch

Question 38

Which aspect of the motor speech evaluation assesses nasality

Answer 38

Phonotory/resonance component, mirror under nose

Question 39

Which muscles are being evaluated?

Answer 39

Velopharyngeal, hard/soft palate, pharyngeal walls