UUMN Flashcards
what are the medical causes?
tumor
stroke
trauma
subdural hematoma
PLS
brain disease
what is the site of lesion?
unilateral damage to the UMNs
-one side of brain/pyramidal tracts
what are the physical signs?
hemiplegia or hemiparesis
sensory deficits
clumsy hand
what are the articulation characteristics?
imprecise consonants
sounding “slow” or “thick”
irregular or imprecise AMRs
what are the phonation characteristics?
possible breathiness or reduced loudness
what are the resonance characteristics?
hypernasality
what are the prosody characteristics?
monoloudness
monopitch
slow rate
what other diagnoses can UUMN be associated with?
aphasia, apraxia, or dysphagia
its common to see…
droop of the lower face only
tongue protrusion to collateral weak side
sometimes unilateral palate; weakness
