what's the cause and treatment of dysarthria?
2006-12-24 07:41:55 · 2 answers · asked by martindalida_141954 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Dysarthria is a speech disorder that is due to a weakness or incoordination of the speech muscles. Speech is slow, weak, imprecise or uncoordinated. It can affect both children and adults. "Childhood dysarthria" can be congenital or acquired. It is often a symptom of a disease, such as cerebral palsy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, Bell palsy. In both adults and children, it can result from head injury.
In adults, dysarthria is can be caused by stroke, degenerative disease (Parkinson's, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis), infections (meningitis), brain tumours, and toxins (drug or alcohol abuse, lead poisoning, carbon monoxide, etc.).
2006-12-24 07:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's caused by a problem with the brain, treatment involves very intensive speech therapy
2006-12-24 07:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by dwm5_62 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋