chapter 7

Question 1

Prevalence and Natural Course of Dysarthria following TBI

Answer 1

• prevalence rates vary from 10-65% depending on different factors
• two factors that can influence the prognosis following the TBI:
  —Oral Diadochokinetic ability
  —Velocity of narrative speech

Question 2

Types of Dysarthria & wheres damage

Answer 2

Flaccid (LMN)
Spastic (UMN)
Ataxic (Cerebellar)
Hypokinetic
Mixed (spastic-ataxic, spastic-flaccid)

Question 3

Dysarthria assessment

Answer 3

• oral mech
• cranial nerve assessment (based of site of damage)
• Speech tasks (DDK, Vowel prolongation, reading, monologue, conversation)
• rule out possibility of co-existing apraxia
• Dysarthria assessment: (FDA (Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment)

Question 4

Assessment for speech intelligiibilty

Answer 4

• assessment of intelligibility of Dysarthric Speech (AIDS)
• For pediatric populations: Index of Augmented Speech Comprehensibility in Children
• Other assessment: calculating percent intelligible speech

Question 5

Assessment for speech rate

Answer 5

-AIDS
- Pacer/Tally software application (with paragraph length)

Question 6

Assessment for speech naturalne