Hyperkinetic Dysarthria

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Overview

- Signs of Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
- Involuntary movements - single or repetitive
- Harsh voice - strained-strangled quality
- Significance
- Suggests a lesion within the basal ganglia.

Last updated on November 5th, 2019

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