Spastic Dysarthria Flashcards
1
Q
Main problem?
A
Problem with motor execution
2
Q
Locus of lesion
A
Bilateral UMN pathways
3
Q
Neuromuscular basis
A
Weakness and excessive muscle tone
4
Q
Direct Pathway Damage results in
A
- Loss of fine, skilled movement
- Hypotonia
- Weakness (distal > proximal)
- Absent abdominal reflexes
- Babinski sign (hyporeflexia)
5
Q
Indirect Pathway Damage
A
- Increased muscle tone
- Spasticity
- Clonus
- Decorticate or decerebrate posture
- Hyperactive stretch reflexes
- Hyperactive gag reflex
- Pathologic oral reflexes
6
Q
Clusters of deviant speech dimensions in SD
A
Prosodic excess
Articulatory-resonatory incompetence
Prosodic insufficiency
Phonatory stenosis