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Dysarthria

About: Dysarthria is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2402 publications have been published within this topic receiving 56554 citations.


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TL;DR: Clinical and radiologic findings demonstrated a similarity and continuum between congenital suprabulbar paresis (Worster-Drought syndrome) and perisylvian syndrome.

19 citations

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TL;DR: The differences between the normal and speech-disordered subjects demonstrated clearly the lack of control over segmental timing in neurological pathological speech.
Abstract: Electropalatography (EPG) was used to provide quantitative data on the duration of speech segments, defined in terms of lingual-palatal contact patterns, for four normal-speaking subjects and six pathological speakers. The experimental group all presented with speech disorders thought to be the result of neurological damage or defect. The differences between the normal and speech-disordered subjects demonstrated clearly the lack of control over segmental timing in neurological pathological speech.

19 citations

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TL;DR: Four of five measures capture speech dysfunction in FA and may provide feasible, inexpensive, quantitative testing for therapeutic monitoring in FA.
Abstract: Dysarthria in Friedreich Ataxia (FA) is difficult to quantify. This study evaluated a series of performance measures for speech in 22 patients with genetically confirmed FA and 16 age-matched controls. Tests included the PATA examination, the PATAKA examination, the Oral Motor component of the Boston Aphasia examination, the Boston Cookie Theft description task, and the Assessment of Intelligibility of Dysarthric Speech. All measures, except the Cookie theft description task, demonstrated significantly lower scores for patients with FA when compared with controls and correlated with measures of disease progression. Thus, four of five measures capture speech dysfunction in FA and may provide feasible, inexpensive, quantitative testing for therapeutic monitoring in FA.

19 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes and discusses the literature on speech deficits in cerebellar diseases and on the topography of cerebellal dysarthria, and the available data indicate that the paramedian regions of the superior cerebella are relevant for the development of cerebral dysarthriasis, including increased variability of pitch and loudness, monotonous and scanning speech, and articulatory impreciseness.
Abstract: This review summarizes and discusses the literature on speech deficits in cerebellar diseases and on the topography of cerebellar dysarthria. Clinical descriptions of dysarthric features in cerebellar diseases, parametric investigations of ataxic dysarthria, and experimental studies in animals concerning the effects of lesions on vocalization and the representation of sensorimotor orofacial functions in the cerebellum are considered. Signs of cerebellar dysarthria include a slowing down of articulatory movements, increased variability of pitch and loudness, monotonous and "scanning" speech, and articulatory impreciseness. The available data indicate that the paramedian regions of the superior cerebellar hemispheres are relevant for the development of cerebellar dysarthria.

19 citations

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TL;DR: A distinctive speech, language, and oral motor phenotype in children and adults with DS associated with mutations in SCN1A is described, which will guide therapeutic intervention in patients with DS.
Abstract: Objective: To analyze the oral motor, speech, and language phenotype in 20 children and adults with Dravet syndrome (DS) associated with mutations in SCN1A . Methods: Fifteen verbal and 5 minimally verbal DS patients with SCN1A mutations (aged 15 months-28 years) underwent a tailored assessment battery. Results: Speech was characterized by imprecise articulation, abnormal nasal resonance, voice, and pitch, and prosody errors. Half of verbal patients had moderate to severely impaired conversational speech intelligibility. Oral motor impairment, motor planning/programming difficulties, and poor postural control were typical. Nonverbal individuals had intentional communication. Cognitive skills varied markedly, with intellectual functioning ranging from the low average range to severe intellectual disability. Language impairment was congruent with cognition. Conclusions: We describe a distinctive speech, language, and oral motor phenotype in children and adults with DS associated with mutations in SCN1A. Recognizing this phenotype will guide therapeutic intervention in patients with DS.

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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023229
2022415
2021164
2020138
2019125
201888