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Dysarthria

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Definition: Disorders of speech articulation caused by imperfect coordination of pharynx, larynx, tongue, or face muscles. This may result from CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN STEM diseases; or diseases of the corticobulbar tracts (see PYRAMIDAL TRACTS). The cortical language centers are intact in this condition. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)      Other names Spastic Dysarthrias; Spastic Dysarthria; Scanning Dysarthrias; Scanning Dysarthria; Mixed Dysarthrias; Mixed Dysarthria; Guttural Dysarthrias; Guttural Dysarthria; Flaccid Dysarthrias; Flaccid Dysarthria; Dysarthrias, Spastic; Dysarthrias, Scanning; Dysarthrias, Mixed; Dysarthrias, Guttural; Dysarthrias, Flaccid; Dysarthrias; Dysarthoses; Dysarthria, Spastic; Dysarthria, Scanning; Dysarthria, Mixed
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Auditory perceptual impairment  0   *Dysarthria.
Fitzsimmons-Guilbert syndrome  0   *Dysarthria *Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary *Brachydactyly.
Bahemuka Brown syndrome  0   *Dermatitis *Dysarthria *Reflex, Abnormal *Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary.
Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis  0   *Dysarthria *Ophthalmoplegia *Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy.
Foix Chavany Marie syndrome  0   *Deglutition Disorders *Dysarthria *Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated *Facial Paralysis.
Worster Drought syndrome  0   *Dysarthria *Intellectual Disability *Bulbar Palsy, Progressive/congenital *Sturge-Weber Syndrome.

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