What do you know about hypokinetic dysarthria and hyperkinetic dysarthria? Furthermore, do you know the symptoms of these two types of dysarthria?
In the third part of types of dysarthria series, we will present you with information about two other types of dysarthria, hypokinetic dysarthria and hyperkinetic dysarthria.
To ease you in understanding better about hypokinetic dysarthria and hyperkinetic dysarthria, this article is structured as follows:
- Types of Dysarthria: Hypokinetic Dysarthria
- Types of Dysarthria: Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
Optimistically, you will gain beneficial information about dysarthria from this article.
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Types of Dysarthria: Hypokinetic Dysarthria
Do you know the symptoms of Hypokinetic Dysarthria? The following points may become your reference:
- Damage to the extrapyramidal system, upper brain stem
- Swallowing difficulties
- Mask-like facial expressions
- Shuffling gait
- Stooped posture
- Limb and trunk disturbances
- Tremors
- Rest tremors of both hands
- Incoordination of the lip, tongue, jaw and laryngeal muscles
- Widespread rigidity (e.g. rigorousness and limited range of motion-hypokinesia)
- Abnormal burst of speech (the sufferer seems like tripping over his/her tongue)
- Harsh voice quality
- Hoarse voice quality
- Imprecise articulation of sounds
Types of Dysarthria: Hyperkinetic Dysarthria
When you find someone who exhibits the following symptoms, possibly he/she suffer hyperkinetic dysarthria:
- Damage to nerve pathways and centers within subcortex (the depths of the brain). This area is known as basal ganglia, extrapyramidal system
- Swallowing difficulties that can lead into major problem
- Speech intelligibility is dramatically reduced
- Patterns of breathing are forced, sudden and shallow
- Flat and irregular rhythm of speech
- Hoarse voice
- Harsh in voice quality
- Imprecise and inconsistent articulation
- Dystonia – excessive, involuntarily and uncontrollable quick-jerky, trembling limb, or slow-twisting and speech musculature behaviors
- Rigidity – increased muscle tone along with very slow movement
- The sufferer has difficulty in maintaining posture, bodily adjustments, muscle tone and overall stability during gross voluntary movement patterns
In the next article, we will present you with information about another different type of dysarthria, Flaccid Dysarthria and other related matters.
