Disorder of speech caused by weakness of the muscles of respiration, phonation, or articulation
Impairment of articulating words (speaking), with normal comprehension and memory of words. This is a motor disorder which involves the various muscles of the face, lips, tongue, and vocal cords that are used in speech. Dysarthria can be the result of lower motor neuron paralysis or upper motor neuron paralysis. It can also reflect incoordination of muscles due to cerebellar damage, rigidity of muscles due to damage to the extrapyramidal system, or even repetitive muscle spasms as occur in stuttering.
a disorder of motor speech that results from central or peripheral disturbances of muscular control
Speech disorder in which the pronunciation is unclear although the meaning of what is said is normal. search for Dysarthria
Disorder of the motor component of speech articulation.
a neurologic speech disorder caused by paralysis, weakness, improper muscle tone or incoordination of the muscles of the mouth. Dysarthria is not a disorder of language.
Dysarthria: "Motor impairment in the production of speech due to damage to the central and/or peripheral nervous systems, causing a disturbance in any or all of the processes of speech (articulation, phonation, prosody, resonance, respiration). Paralysis, weakness, and lack of coordination of muscles involved in speech production are characteristic of dysarthria." (p. 529, Lloyd, Fuller & Arvidson, 1998) Click "BACK" on your browser to return to the previous page.
Difficulty in speaking because of impairment of the organs of speech or their innervation. It can be caused by weakness of the tongue or facial muscles.
One of several speech problems that are due to paralysis, weakness, or inability to coordinate the muscles of the mouth. Speech is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to produce, and the person with a dysarthria may also have problems controlling the pitch, loudness, rhythm and voice qualities of their speech.
This is a medical term meaning slurred speech.
soft voice or inarticulate speech.
inability to articulate words normally, while the comprehension and expression of language is normal. A complete inability to utter any word is termed anarthria
speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to understand.
Difficult and defective speech due to impairment of the tongue or other muscles essential to speech. A speech disorder in which pronounciation is unclear although linguistic content and meaning are normal.
Disruption in speech. Disordered or impaired articulation of speech due to disturbances of muscular control, usually resulting from damage to the central or peripheral nervous system. Dysarthria is associated with certain neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease; cerebral palsy; brain tumors or stroke; or certain types of brain surgery.
An impairment of the ability to pronounce words (to be distinguished from DYSPHASIA (qv)).
Speech impairment or difficulty with the pronunciation of words. Due to disease of the muscles or nerves concerned with the mechanisms of speech or disorder of the central nervous system.
Imperfect articulation of speech due to disturbances of muscular control or incoordination.
Problems within the motor aspects of speech production secondary to brain injury.
A language disorder characterized by difficulty with speaking or forming words.
According to Darley, Aronson and Brown (1975), a speech disorder resulting from a weakness, paralysis, or incoordination of the speech musculature that is of neurological etiology. All types of dysarthria result from damage to the central or peripheral nervous system that impairs the transmission of neural messages to the muscles involved in speech. In contrast to apraxia which affects the brain's capacity to produce the "programs" necessary for coordinated motor movements, dysarthria results from an inability to send the proper messages to the musculature. While apraxia affects articulation and, to some extent, prosody, dysarthria can impair all processes involved in speech production including respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance and prosody. Based on etiology, Darley, Aronson and Brown (1969), identified six different types of dysarthria. These include four forms of the disorder which are caused by damage to upper motor neurons. They include spastic, hyperkinetic, hypokinetic, and ataxic dysarthria.
The imperfect articulation of speech resulting from muscular problems caused by damage to the brain or nervous system.
difficult, poorly articulated speech.
A generic label for a group of speech disorders caused by weakness, paralysis, slowness, or sensory loss in the muscle groups responsible for speech
Speech that is difficult and poorly articulated caused by damage to a motor nerve.
Slurred speech caused by damage to the parts of the brain that control the muscles used in speech production.
Speech disorder due to a weakness or incoordination of the speech muscles
Speech difficulties caused when the muscles associated with speech are affected.
impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
A motor speech production problem due to central or peripheral nervous system involvement; impairment in one or more of respiration, phonation (vocal fold vibration), resonance, articulation, and prosody (i.e., speaking rate, pitch, intonation, sound/syllable stress, sound duration); Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis produce different types of dysarthria.
A group of speech problems where sounds may be slurred, and speech may be slow or require unusual effort. The particular speech problems that result will depend on the affected areas of the nervous system. Dysarthria may be the result of stroke, brain injury, tumors, and/or neuromuscular diseases. [ Go Back
Uncoordination of muscles for lips and tongue.
A speech disorder associated with muscle weakness, which could be from paralysis of certain muscle groups or paresis (weakness due to brain damage). A disorder associated with nervous system damage. In children it is most often seen with those that have cerebral palsy.
Speech that is slurred and labored due to impairment of the tongue musculature and other muscles essential to speech and articulation.
Impairment in speaking clearly (pronouncing words). Dysarthric speech tends to be slurred. [different from dysphasia] [ Quick find
A speech problem characterized by slurred speech.
A disorder of language resulting in difficulty with speaking or forming words.
Errors in producing speech sounds, possibly because of muscle paralysis, muscle weakness, or poor co-ordination. The result may be distorted, substituted or omitted sounds, and typically involves more than a sound or two being in error.
Impaired speech and language due to weakness or stiffness in the muscles used for speaking.
A motor disorder that results in difficulty in motor speech mechanisms.
Difficulty in forming words or speaking them because of weakness of muscles used in speaking. Speech is characterized by labored, imprecise articulation. Tongue movements are usually slurred and the rate of speaking may be very slow. Voice quality may be abnormal, usually excessively nasal; volume may be weak; drooling may occur. Dysarthria may accompany aphasia or occur alone.
Difficulty in forming words or speaking them because of weakness of muscles used in speaking or because of disruption in the neuromotor stimulus patterns required for accuracy and velocity of speech.
Speech impairment caused by nerve damage.
Speech disorder in which the pronunciation is unclear although the meaning of what is said is normal.An impairment of speech production resulting from damage to the nervous system, affecting voice production, articulation, resonance and intonation.
Problems with speaking caused by difficulty moving or coordinating the muscles needed for speech.
low voice volume or muffled speech
a partial disturbance of speech because of dysfunction of the motor control centers of the brain or of the oral muscles. Speech may be weak or slow, unsteady, or uncoordinated. Dysarthria may begin in childhood (e.g., from cerebral palsy) or in adulthood (e.g., from stroke).
Difficulty speaking due to problems with muscles used to speak.
A condition where the person understands what is said and can find the correct words and sentences but their speech sounds distorted, quiet or slurred due to weakness of the muscles in making speech sounds.
Difficulty speaking because of weakness and lack of coordination of the muscles for speech.
A speech disorder of neurological origin affecting the muslces of speech.
A disorder of the speech muscles that affects the ability to pronounce words.(2)
Slurred speech/speech difficulties caused when the muscles related to speech are affected
A disturbance of speech and language due to emotional stress, to brain injury, or to paralysis, incoordination, or spasticity of the muscles used for speaking.
Difficulty in articulating words due to disease of the central nervous system.
a speech disorder in which the person has weakness or incoordination in the musculature used for speech production (e.g., the musculature of the lips, tongue, jaw, neck, larynx, or diaphragm)
a disorder characterized by slurred speech due to weakness or incoordination of the muscles involved in speaking.
difficulty in articulation, the motor activity of shaping phonated sounds into speech, not in finding words or grammar.
A disorder marked by difficulty in articulating words and caused by damage to the muscles commonly used when speaking.
Difficulty speech production; related to anatomical or coordination deficit.
inability or difficulty articulating words due to emotional stress, brain injury, paralysis, or spasticity of the muscles needed for speech.
slowed speech production due to weakness of the muscles necessary to produce speech, such as, the tongue, lips, jaw, and cheeks
Imperfect articulation of speech due to neuromuscular damage
imperfect articulation of speech due to muscular weakness resulting from damage to the central or peripheral nervous system
Speaking problems caused by lack of control of mouth muscles.
Impairment of speech (articulation), caused by damage or disorder of the tongue or speech muscles. Symptom may indicate pressure on the brain stem (medulla oblongata) or elsewhere in the posterior fossa.
Slurred or otherwise impaired speech
difficulty speaking clearly (slurred speech) due to weakness of tongue and mouth muscles. Language understanding often normal
difficulty in forming words and articulating often because of disturbances of oral muscle control when speaking.
Difficult and defective speech due to impairment of the tongue or other muscles essential to speech. Mental function is intact.
Slurred and impaired speech due to a motor deficit of the tongue or other muscles essential for speech.
Impaired articulation due to problems in muscle control.
Gr. 'difficult articulation' ( Ch. 30).
group of speech disorders caused by disturbances in the strength or coordination of the muscles of the speech mechanism as a result of damage to the brain or nerves.
Dysarthria is a speech disorder resulting from neurological injury. Any of the speech subsystems (respiration, phonation, resonance, prosody, articulation and movements of jaw and tongue) can be affected.