Common Etiologies of Flaccid Dysarthria Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Etiologies
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Infections
Autoimmune/degenerative diseases
Surgical trauma
Tumor
Toxins
mass effect
congenital symtoms
brainstem stroke
2
Q
Infections
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AIDS/HIV
Polio
hansen’s disease
3
Q
Neurodegenerative diseases
A
Muscular dystrophies
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Progressive bulbar palsy
Kennedy’s disease
4
Q
Autoimmune diseases
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Myasthenia gravis
Gullian-barré syndrome
5
Q
Myasthenia gravis
A
antibodies attacking the neuromuscular junction
6
Q
Gullian-barré syndrome
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attacks portions of the PNS and is an autoimmune response
