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1
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What does spastic dysarthria sound like?

A

Talking through tight muscles, can be intelligible, very strained

2
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What are the top 3 etiologies of spastic dysarthria?

A

Stroke, TBI, degenerative disease

3
Q

Made up of the lower motor neuron system and PNS

A

Final common pathway

4
Q

What is the function of the final common pathway?

A

Stimulates muscle contraction and movement

5
Q

What are 4 types of things that happen if there is damage to the final common pathway?

A

Paresis, paralysis, atrophy, fasiculations

6
Q

Condition that happens if some motor neurons are okay after damage to the final common pathway

A

Paresis (weakness)

7
Q

Condition that happens if all input from LMN is gone

A

Paralysis

8
Q

Wasting, loss of muscle tissue

A

Atrophy

9
Q

Twitches of muscle caused by excess or spontaneous motor unit activity

A

Fasciculation

10
Q

What are the 3 areas of lesions in the FCP for flaccid dysarthria?

A

LMN, muscles, neuromuscular junction

11
Q

61% of flaccid dysarthria are due to what 2 things?

A

Surgical trauma, neuropathology’s of undetermined origin

12
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What surgery is a common cause of flaccid dysarthria?

A

Carotid endarterectomy

13
Q

What disease is common in damage to the neuromuscular junction?

A

Myasthenia gravis

14
Q

What cranial nerves are important for speech and language?

A

V, VII, IX, X, XI, XII

15
Q

What cranial nerves, if damaged, can cause flaccid dysarthria (5)?

A

V, VII, IX, X, XII