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Pseudobulbar palsy is a medical condition characterized by the inability to control facial movements (such as chewing and speaking) and caused by a variety of neurological disorders. Patients experience difficulty chewing and swallowing, have increased reflexes and spasticity in tongue and the bulbar region, and demonstrate slurred speech ...
Dysarthria is a speech sound disorder resulting from neurological injury of the motor component of the motor–speech system [1] and is characterized by poor articulation of phonemes. [2] It is a condition in which problems effectively occur with the muscles that help produce speech, often making it very difficult to pronounce words.
Early symptoms include clumsiness, muscle spasms, weakness and stiffness in the legs, and difficulty with balance. As symptoms progress, they become more serious and include weakness and stiffness in the arms and hands, slurred speech, drooling, difficulty swallowing, and an inability to walk. [citation needed]
Speech problems include slurred speech, decreased talking speed, and problems with articulation of sounds . [134] Low tone of voice may be caused by changes in diaphragm control. [135] [136] A related problem, since it involves similar anatomical structures, is swallowing difficulties . [137]
dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing). [1] difficulty in chewing. nasal regurgitation. difficulty in handling secretions, including aspiration of liquids. [2] difficulty breathing (airway obstruction). [2] dysphonia (defective use of the voice, inability to produce sound due to laryngeal weakness). dysarthria (difficulty in articulating words ...
Common symptoms of lateral medullary syndrome may include difficulty swallowing, or dysphagia. This can be caused by the involvement of the nucleus ambiguus, as it supplies the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves. Slurred speech , and disordered vocal quality are also common.
They develop slurred or distorted speech, and swallowing problems. Some have an increased number of respiratory tract infections (ear infections, sinusitis , bronchitis , and pneumonia ). Because not all children develop in the same manner or at the same rate, it may be some years before A–T is properly diagnosed.
In bulbar-onset ALS, the first symptoms are difficulty speaking or swallowing. Speech may become slurred, nasal in character, or quieter. There may be difficulty with swallowing and loss of tongue mobility. A smaller proportion of people experience "respiratory-onset" ALS, where the intercostal muscles that support breathing are affected first ...