Spastic Dysarthria vs. Spasmodic Dysphonia
Spastic Dysarthria vs. Spasmodic Dysphonia
Spastic Dysarthria vs. Spasmodic Dysphonia
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<strong>Spastic</strong> <strong>Dysarthria</strong><br />
Caused by bilateral damage to UMN<br />
Degenerative disease, vascular causes, TBI,<br />
unknown<br />
Hypertonia, hyperreflexia, spasticity,<br />
neuropath. reflexes<br />
Speech: slow, effortful, may be hypernasal,<br />
imprecise artic., hoarseness, strain-strangle,<br />
monopitch/pitch breaks, short phrases,<br />
monoloud<br />
(Duffy 2005)