Spastic Dysarthria
November 5th, 2019
Overview
Signs of Spastic Dysarthria
- Slow speech
- Harsh voice - strained-strangled quality
- Impaired articulation - imprecise consonants
Significance
- Spastic dysarthria occurs in the setting of an upper motor neuron lesion (pseudobulbar palsy).
Causes of Spastic Dysarthria
- Internal capsular stroke
- Multiple sclerosis
- Motor neurone disease
- Traumatic brain injury
- Encephalitis
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