Phrase Repetitition
November 5th, 2019
Overview
How to Perform
Ask the patient to repeat back words or sentences of increasing complexity.- Orange
- Watch
- Hippopotamus
- Aubergine
- Emerald
- Perimeter
- No ifs, ands or buts
- British constitution
- The orchestra played and the audience applauded
Interpretation
- Nasal speech - a sign of flaccid dysarthriaLower motor neuron lesion
- Strained-strangled speech - a sign of spastic dysarthriaUpper motor neuron lesion
- Slurred / 'scanning' speech - a sign of ataxic dysarthriaCerebellar lesion
- Incorrect repetition (e.g. ifs no buts) - suggestive of conductive dysphasiaArcuate fasciculus lesion
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