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Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
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05/02/2011

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Hyperkinetic Dysarthria results in....
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rapid, dancelike involuntary movements
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HyperD is associated with damage to...
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basal ganglia
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if involuntary movements were stoppped, speech would....
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be normal
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Etiologies of HyperD
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- Chorea (random movements of upperbody)
- Myoclonus (involuntary contractions of muscles)
- Tic Disorders
- Essential (or Organic) Tremor (
- Dystonia (slower muscles contractions)
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Types and Causes of Chorea
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- sydenham's chorea
- huntington's disease
- stroke
- tardive dyskenesia
- cerebral anoxia
- carbon monoxide poisoning
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speech characteristics of chorea and hyperD
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- interrupted speech (due to random movements)
- all components of speech can be affected
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most common speech errors with HyperD
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- imprecise consonants
- prolonged intervals
- variable pitch
- monopitch
- harsh voice quality
- inappropriate silences
- distorted vowels
- excess loudness variations
- prolonged phonemes
- monoloudness
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Chorea causes there prosody problems
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- prolonged intervals
- variable rate of speech
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Disorted vowels are product of....
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involuntary contractions of muscles of pharynx
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imprecise consonants a product of
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movements interfering with artic movements
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prolonged phonemes a result of
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contractions of muscles hold a articulatory position for longer than normal
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phonation problems a result of
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intermittent and involuntary hyperadduction of the VFs
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Respiration problems a result of
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unexpected inhalations and exhalations(involuntary movement of diaphragm)
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Treatments for HyperD
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- pharmacological (most common)
- botox (reduces contractions)
- behavior based tx (e.g., relaxation)
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