Sökning: "dysarthria"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade ordet dysarthria.

  1. 1. Orofacial dysfunctions in children and adolescents with myotonic dystrophy type 1 - evaluation and intervention

    Författare :Lotta Sjögreen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :myotonic dystrophy type 1; children; facial expression; dysarthria; dysphagia; drooling; lip force; lip mobility; 3D motion analysis; oral screen;

    Sammanfattning : Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a slowly progressive neuromuscular disease. The overall aim of this thesis was primarily to describe the characteristics, prevalence, and development of orofacial functions in a group of children and adolescents with DM1 and secondly to investigate the effect of lip strengthening exercises. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Speech, voice, language and cognition in individuals with spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA)

    Författare :Ellika Schalling; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) constitute a group of genetically defined hereditary, degenerative, progressive diseases affecting the cerebellum and its connections. Few previous investigations have focused on how SCA affects different aspects of communication. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Parkinson’s Disease and Communication : Intelligibility, Interaction and Participation

    Författare :Inga-Lena Johansson; Nicole Müller; Christina Samuelsson; Christina Reuterskiöld; Margaret Walshe; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parkinson’s disease; Intelligibility; Speech acoustics; Interaction; Communicative participation; Communication partner;

    Sammanfattning : Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting dopamine production in the basal ganglia. It is a common cause of disability among elderly people. The main symptoms are tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, but there is a substantial individual variation of how the disease manifests itself. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Evaluation of nasal speech : a study of assessments by speech-language pathologists, untrained listeners and nasometry

    Författare :Karin Brunnegård; Jan van Doorn; Anette Lohmander; Fiona Gibbon; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hypernasality; auditory perceptual evaluation; reliability; nasometer; nasalance; Logopedics and phoniatrics; Logopedi och foniatrik;

    Sammanfattning : Excessive nasal resonance in speech (hypernasality) is a disorder which may have negative communicative and social consequences for the speaker. Excessive nasal resonance is often associated with cleft lip and palate, velopharyngeal impairment, dysarthria or hearing impairment. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Diagnosis and recovery patterns in patients with apraxia of speech after stroke

    Författare :Helena Hybbinette; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. One of its most common consequences is a communication disorder. Beside aphasia (a language disorder), a motor speech disorder may occur, manifested as dysarthria or apraxia of speech (AOS). LÄS MER