APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

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  High-incidence of stroke population (48-57%)* Motor speech disorders* Volitional and automatic impaired: ____ Chewing, swallowing, movement of tongue and jaw* Results in slurred speech
A
Dysarthria
B
Dysphagia
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On admission, 82.37% of patients were considered to have a speech-language disorder, dysarthria being most common. Concerning the type of aphasia, global aphasia was most frequent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The results of the objective measures confirm these findings. We added evidence that UUMN is the most prevalent dysarthria type in a stroke population, and that the majority of participants had mild dysarthria. A high rate of dysarthria recovery was seen in the first week following symptom onset.

Detailed explanation-3: -Methods: An investigation of 68 consecutive patients with sudden onset of dysarthria due to a single infarction confirmed by MRI or CT was conducted. Results: Dysarthria was associated with a classic lacunar stroke syndrome in 52.9% of patients.

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