The Hard Stuff

Question 1

Ataxic CP

Answer 1

Cerebellum, incoordinated, hypotone

Question 2

Athetoid CP

Answer 2

Basal ganglia, hypernasal, writhing

Question 3

Spastic dysarthria

Answer 3

Bilateral upper motor neuron, hypernasality no nasal emission, imprecise articulation, harsh strain/strangled vocal quality

Question 4

Flaccid Dysarthria

Answer 4

LMN
Hypernasal with nasal emissions
Breathy speech
Short phrase lengths

Question 5

Ataxic Dysarthria

Answer 5

Cerebellum
Imprecise articulation
Altered prosody
Equalization of syllabic stress

Question 6

Hypokinetic dysarthria

Answer 6

Basal ganglia substantia nigra, Parkinson’s, short rushes of speech, difficulty initiating articulation, breathy, reduced loudness, Lee Silverman Voice Therapy

Question 7

Hyperkinetic dysarthria

Answer 7

Basal ganglia, Huntington’s chorea, decreased rate of speech, articulation errors and voice stoppages,

Question 8

Unilateral dysarthria

Answer 8

Unilateral upper motor neuron, slow speaking rate, harsh vocal quality, slurred speech, reduced oral movement

Question 9

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 9

Episodic and working memory impairment effects executive functioning, literal paraphasias, pragmatic problems

Question 10

Vascular dementia

Answer 10

Executive dysfunction, inattention and memory, risk factor hypertension

Question 11

Parkinson’s dementia

Answer 11

Slowness of movement, rigidity and rest tremor, postural instability, all memory compromised

Question 12

Huntingtons dementia

Answer 12

Subcortical, executive function and attention

Question 13

Frontotemporal lobe dementia

Answer 13

Emotional disturbances, memory and orientation preserved, Picks Disease, Semantic dementia

Question 14

Picks Disease

Answer 14

Pragmatics, change in personality, character and judgment and emotional blunting

Question 15

Semantic Dementia

Answer 15

Lose semantic knowledge, impaired naming

Question 16

Causes of frontotemporal lobe dementia

Answer 16

Primary progressive aphasia and ALS