CLINICAL MEDICINE

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Dysarthria is characterised by deficits in:
A
The motor planning and programming of speech
B
The use of language in context
C
The execution and control of speech movements
D
Impairment in language comprehension and/or production
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Speech therapy can help make speech clearer. Dysarthria is characterised by slurred or unclear speech due to nerve or brain damage affecting the muscles that control the tongue, lips, palate, jaw and larynx. Other things that can be affected include: breathing.

Detailed explanation-2: -A person with dysarthria may exhibit one or more of the following speech characteristics: “Slurred, ‘’ “choppy, ‘’ or “mumbled” speech that may be difficult to understand. Slow rate of speech. Rapid rate of speech with a “mumbling” quality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dysarthria can adversely affect intelligibility of speech, naturalness of speech, or both. It is important to note that intelligibility can be normal in some speakers with dysarthria. Dysarthria may also co-occur with other neurogenic language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyperkinetic dysarthria is characterized by abnormal involuntary movements affecting respiratory, phonatory, and articulatory structures impacting speech and deglutition.

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