quiz 4 Flashcards

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spastic dysarthria effects which subsystems

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any or all

not confined to a single component

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SD is predominantly a problem of

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  • neuromuscular execution

- not planning programming or control

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clinical features of SD

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excessive muscle tone and weakness (resistance to movement)

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direct activiation pathways also known as

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pyramidal and extra pyramidal

-form part of the UMN system

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direct pathways consist of

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corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts

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direct pathways are

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  • bilateral

- facilitatory (impulses sent through them tend to lead to movement which are SKILLED AND DISCRETE MOVEMENTS)

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etiologies of SD

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  • degenerative (ALS, motor neuron disease)
  • vascular (stroke, anoxic encephalopathy)
  • congenital (CP)
  • demylinating (MS)
  • undetermined
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Spasticity and weakness affect

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-speed
-range
-force
of movement

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9
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ataxic dyarthria predominantly reflects..

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problems with motor CONTROL

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ataxic dysarthria can affect which subsystems

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and or all

-MOST EVIDENT IN ARTIC AND PROSODY

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etiologies of ataxic dysarthria

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AND process that damages the cerebellum or cerebellar control circuit
-degenerative, demyelinating, vascular, tumor, traumatic, toxic/metabolic/endocrine, undertermined, multiple, other

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clinical features of ataxic dysarthria

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  • incoordination and reduced muscle tone appear responsible for slowness of movement and inaccuracy in force, range, timing, and direction of speech movements
  • people often complain of slurred, drunken speech
  • complaints of dysphagia and drooling are infrequent
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most distinctive cues of ataxic dysarthria

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  • irregular articulatory breakdowns
  • irregular speech AMRs (alternating motion rates)
  • excessive and equal stress
  • distorted vowels
  • excess loudness variation
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hypokinetic dysarthria manifests in which subsystems

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any or all

MOST EVIDENT IN VOICE, ARTIC, AND PROSODY

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hypoK dysarthria reflects effects of…

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  • rigidity
  • reduced force and range of movement
  • slow individual and sometimes repetitive movements of speech
  • DECREASED RANGE OF MOVEMENT
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hypoK dysarthria results from..

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damage to the basal ganglia control circuit pathway

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17
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hypoK dysarthria etiologies

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-degenerative, vascular, traumatic, infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic, toxic and metabolic diseases

MOST COMMON CAUSE IS PD

(go back and read more about hypoK)

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hyperkinetic dysarthria manifests in which subsystems

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-any or all

MOST EVIDENT IN PROSODY AND RATE

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Hyperkinetic dysarthria results from

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  • damage to basal ganglia control circuit
  • destruction of sub thalamic nucleus causes reduced inhibitory output from BG which results in increased thalamic and subsequent cortical firing
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hyperkinesia

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abnormal or excessive involuntary movements

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hyperkinetic dysarthria deviant speech characteristics

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-abnormal rhythmic or irregular and unpredictable, relic or slow involuntary movements

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22
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hyper

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EXTRA

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23
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dyskinesias

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abnormal involuntary movements regardless of etiology

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orofacial dyskinesias

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involuntary orofacial movements that can occur without hyperkinesias elsewhere in the body

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myoclonus

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involuntary single or repetitive brief lightening-like jerks of a body part
QUICK AND REPETITIVE
-cannot be inhibited willfully
-can be induced by various stimuli or spontaneously
-associated with epilepsy

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action myoclonus (AM)

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-induced by volitional muscle activity and is less generalized than other forms

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palatopharyngolaryngeal myoclonus (PM)

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-abrupt, rhythmic, or semi rhythmic uni or bilateral movements of the sort palate, pharyngeal walls and laryngeal muscles

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chorea

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full limb jerking movements

  • non repetitive
  • involuntary
  • can be response to drugs or during pregnancy
  • degenerative (huntington’s chorea)
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dystonia

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-involuntary abnormal postures resulting from excessive cocontraction of agonist and antagonist muscles

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dystonia results from

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-abnormailities in the basal ganglia, cerebellum, and dopaminergic system

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dystonia reflects impaired inhibition resulting from…

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-abnormalities of somatosensory processing and integration

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32
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cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis)

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  • segmental dystonia characterized by tonic or clones spasms of the neck muscles especially in sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
  • BG disorder
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33
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tonic spasm

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prolonged or continuous

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34
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clonic spasms

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repetitive, rapid in onset and brief in duration

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35
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most common involuntary movement

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tremor

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36
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tremor involves..

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-rhythmic/periodic movements of a body part

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37
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resting tremor

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occurs when the body part is in repose (rest)

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38
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postural tremor

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occurs when the body part is maintained against gravity

39
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action tremor

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during movement

40
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terminal tremor

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as the body part nears the target

41
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essential tremor

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occurs with sustained posture and action and commonly affects the upper limbs, head or voice

  • reduced by alcohol
  • linked to cerebellar dysfunction
42
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cerebellar tremor

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occurs during sustained postures and action and terminally

43
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essential voice tremor

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onset is gradual and worsens with fatigue and psychological stress and improve with alcohol intake
-can be isolated or cooccur with head or extremity tremor

44
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most common abnormal movements

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chorea, dystonia, athetosis. spasmodic tortocollis, myoclonus, tics and tremor

45
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unilateral upper motor neuron (UUMN) mainifests in which subsystems

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-articulation phonation and prosody

any or all

46
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deviant characteristics of UUMN

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weakness, sometimes spasticity and incoordination

47
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UUMN label

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is ANATOMIC rather than PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC

48
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UMN direct pathway impulses are crutial for

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-impulses traveling the direct pathway appear crutial for finely coordinated skilled movements

49
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UMN indirect pathway impulses are crutial for

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-regulating reflexes and controlling posture and tone upon which skilled movements are superimprosed

50
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most common cause of UUMN

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STROKE

51
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lacunes or lacunar infarcts

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occur in brainstem, cortical, or subcortical areas the cerebral hemispheres

  • result of occlusion of small penetrating branches of large cerebral arteries
  • primarily motor or sensorimotor
52
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most common sites of lacunes

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BG, thalamus, internal capsule, brainstem

53
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flaccid dysarthria results from damage to..

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one or more cranial or spinal nerves
-reflect problems in the nuclei, axons, or neuromuscular junctions that make up the motor unit of the final common pathway

54
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flaccid manifests in which speech subsystems

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respiratory
artic
phonatory
resonatory

55
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primary deviant speech characteristics flaccid

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muscle weakness and reduced muscle tone

effect speed range and accuracy of speech movements

56
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how are subtypes of flaccid recognized

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-distinct abnormalities attributable to unilateral or bilateral damage to a specific cranial or spinal nerve or a combo

57
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all flaccid dysarthrias are considered to be a problem of..

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neuromuscular execution NOT planning programming or control

58
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flaccid-paralysis affects…

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reflexive, automatic, and voluntary movements

  • weakness hypotonia, diminished reflexes
  • atrophy, fasiculations
59
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flaccid-weakness affects

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muscles ability to contract is reduced or lost because motor units are inactivated
-results in paralysis or paresis

60
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flaccid-hypotonia or reduced reflexes

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  • floppiness of muscle tissue and reduced resistance to passive movement
  • reduced or absent normal reflexes

-reduced because components of the stretch reflex is activated by the final common pathway

61
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flaccid-atrophy

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muscles loose bulk

-always associated with weakness

62
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fasiculations

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visible, arrhythmic isolated twiches in resting muscle that result from spontaneous motor unit discharges in response to nerve degeneration or irritation

63
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fibrillations

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invisible spontaneous independent contractions of individual muscle fibers that reflect slow repetitive action potentials

can be detected on EMG within about 1-3 wks after a muscle is deprived of motor nerve supply

64
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flaccid-progressive weakness with use

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myasthenia gravis

-rapid weakening and recovery with rest are prominent in neuromuscular junctions disease

65
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neuropathy

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disease of nerve usually of nonimflmmatory etiology

66
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neuritis

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an imflammatory disorder of nerve

67
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peripheral neuropathy

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any disorder of nerve in the peripheral nervous system

can affect motor sensory or autonomic fibers

can be demyelinating, axonal or mixed in their effects

68
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pure motor hemiparesis

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purely motor stroke involving the face, arm, and leg on one side

69
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clinical features present with UUMN dys

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lower facial weakness and hemiparesis

contralateral lingual weakness

drooling and dysphagia

recovery is GOOD

70
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most common deviant speech characteristics UUMN

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imprecise arctic, slow rate, slow and irregular AMRs, harsh-strained or harsh -breathy vocal quality, reduced loudness

71
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most common mixed dys

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FLACCID-SPASTIC

72
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mixed dys is more common than any other single dys?

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YES

73
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Spinal muscle atrophies

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affect LMNs only

flaccid

74
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progressive bulbar palsy

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associated with flaccid

lmn weakness of cranial nerve mms

75
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PLS

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affects UMNs only
bulbar mms affected
without LMN involvement is spastic only

76
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ALS

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most common motor neuron disease
UMN and LMN signs
common associated with mixed spastic-flaccid dys

-dysphasia and airways problems pose major threat to life

77
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FA

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inherited degenerative disease
spinocerebellar
mixed ataxic-spastic dys

78
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Progressive suprenuclear palsy

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neurodegenerative disease multi system

mixed dysarthria occurs in form of various combos of hyperkinetic, spastic, and ataxic

79
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multi system atrophy

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sporadic neurodegenerative condition with combos of PD, ataxia, spasticity, and autonomic dysfunction

MSA-P: (PD) hypo kinetic type most often but when seen in combo is seen with spastic or ataxic

MSA-D: (cerebellar) ataxic type most often but when mixed seen with hypo kinetic and spastic

80
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MS

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when present, dysarthria may reflect nearly and single type or combo of single types

spastic-ataxic is most common

81
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vascular disorders

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combos of spastic, ataxic, and flaccid are common in brainstem strokes

-hyperkinetic resulting from PM myoclonus can occur

82
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corticobasal degeneration

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spastic and hypo kinetic types most common

hyperkinetic and ataxic types can occur

83
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toxic-metabolic conditions

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commonly a mixed dysarthria

84
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wilson’s disease

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hypokinetic, ataxic, spastic cardinal features

85
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hypoxic encephalopathy

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presence of at least hypo kinetic and hyperkinetic and ataxic forms

86
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mutism

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absence of speech

87
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causes of mutism

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maybe organic but non neurologic

  • profound congenital hearing loss
  • peripheral structural loss
  • deliberate
  • psychiatric disturbances
88
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neurogenic mutism can result from

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severe dysarthria, AOS, aphasia, nonaphasic congitive affective conditions
-post seizures, surgical resection of corpus callosum

89
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anarthria

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specchlessness due to severe lossof neuromuscular control of speech
-dysarthria in most severe form

90
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locked in syndrome

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when anarthria is accompanied by quadriplegia and total body immobility except for vertical eye movements and blinking

91
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coma

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state of unarousable unresponsiveness and absence of sleep/wake on EEG

92
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speech arrest

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most commonly associated with parietal seizures speech is halted

93
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palalalia

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compulsive repetition of words and phrases, often in context of increasing rate and decreasing loudness

normal voice…then repeated in whisper

associated with hypo kinetic dys

94
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echolalia

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motorically normal unsolicited repetition of another’s utterances

limited processing of meaning