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Dysarthria

Speech difficulties due to impairment of the muscles associated with vocalization.

The following references are relevant:-

MacPherson et al (2011) The Intonation-Syntax Interface in the Speech of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease[1]

Skodda (2012) Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Performance in Parkinson's Disease [2]

Walsh and Smith (2011) Linguistic Complexity, Speech Production, and Comprehension in Parkinson’s Disease: Behavioral and Physiological Indices [3]

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References


  1. MacPherson, Megan K.; Huber, Jessica E. and Snow, David P.(2011) Full TextJ. Speech Lang. Hear. Res. 54 (1) 10 – 32 The Intonation-Syntax Interface in the Speech of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441058/
  2. Skodda, Sabine (2012) Full TextParkinsons Dis. 2012: 85059 Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Performance in Parkinson's Disease http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3512320/
  3. Walsh, Bridget and Smith, Anne (date) Full TextJ. Speech Lang. Hear. Res. 54 (3) 787 – 802 Linguistic Complexity, Speech Production, and Comprehension in Parkinson’s Disease: Behavioral and Physiological Indices http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418801/