Flaccid Dysarthria
November 5th, 2019
Overview
Signs of Flaccid Dysarthria
- Hypernasal speech
- Breathiness of voice
- Monotone speech - single pitch, single loudness
- Impaired articulation - imprecise consonants
- Shortened phrases
- Drooling
Significance
- Occurs in the setting of a lower motor neuron lesion (bulbar palsy), neuromuscular or muscular weakness.
Causes of Flaccid Dysarthria
- Surgical cranial nerve trauma
- Brainstem stroke
- Motor neurone disease
- Guillain-Barré
- Polio
- Neurosyphilis
- Myaesthenia Gravis
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