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12 Cards in this Set
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Flaccid Dysarthria
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Hypoactive gag
Atrophy Facial Myokymia Fasciculations rapid deterioration & recovery with rest Synkinesis (eye blink/lower face) Nasal regurgitation Unilateral palatal weakness |
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Spastic Dysarthria
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Hyperactive gag
Sucking Reflex Snout Reflex Jaw jerk reflex Pseudobulbar affect |
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Ataxic Dysarthria
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Dysmetric jaw, face, tongue AMRs, Hypotonia may be seen
Head tremor may be seen |
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Dysarthria Hypokinetic
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Masked Face
Tremulous jaw, lips, tongue Reduced range of motion on AMR tasks May have head tremor, dysphagia, drooling |
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Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Involuntary head, jaw, face, tongue, palate, respiratory movements during sustained postures or during movement
Sensory "tricks" Relatively sustained head deviation (torticollis) Myoclonus of palate, pharynx, larynx, lips, nares, tongue, or respiratory muscles Multiple motor tics Jaw, lip tongue, pharyngeal or palatal tremor Facial grimacing during speech |
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Unilateral UMN
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Unilateral lower face weakness
May include unilateral lingual weakness without atrophy/fasciculation May include nonverbal oral apraxia May include dysphagia and/or drooling |
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AOS
Oral Mechanism Findings |
Nonverbal oral apraxia
May include unilateral lower face weakness or unilateral lingual weakness without atrophy/fasciculation |
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Flaccid Dysarthria
Speech Characteristics |
Hypernasality
Breathiness (continuous) Diplophonia Audible nasal emission Audible inspiratory stridor Short phrases Rapid deterioration and recovery with rest Speaking on inhalation |
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Spastic Dysarthria
Speech Characteristics |
Harshness
Low pitch Slow rate Strained-strangled quality Pitch breaks Slow and regular AMRs |
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Ataxic Dysarthria
Speech Characteristics |
Excess & Equal Stress
Irregular articulatory breakdowns Irregular AMRs Distorted Vowels Excess loudness variation Prolonged phonemes Telescoping of syllables |
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Hypokinetic Dysarthria
Speech Characteristics |
Monopitch
Reduced stress Monoloudness Reduced loudness Inappropriate silences Short rushes of speech Variable rate Increased rate in segments Increased overall rate Rapid, blurred AMRs Repeated phonemes Palilalia |
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Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
Speech Characteristics |
Prolonged intervals
Sudden forced inspiration/expiration Voice stoppages/arrests Transient breathiness Voice tremor Myoclonic vowel prolongation Intermittent hypernasality Slow and irregular AMRs Marked deterioration with increased rate Inappropriate vocal noises Echolalia Coprolalia Intermittent strained voice/arrests Intermittent breathy/aphonic segments. |
