Multiple
Sclerosis Symptoms
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Symptoms
of Multiple Sclerosis:
Speech Difficulties
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| Speech problems are not that uncommon with
multiple sclerosis.
The severity of any speech problems can vary enormously from very mild
and almost unnoticeable to severe with extreme difficulty communicating
effectively with others.
Collectively, speech problems have the medical term;
dysarthria or
dysarthrias.
Speech problems tend to occur at the same time as other symptoms
with which they are associated: head shaking, tremor or incoordination.
These symptoms are also associated with
lesions which form on
the brainstem. |
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Speech Problems May Show As
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| In a practical sense, speech problems can produce the following
difficulties: |
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Slurring of words |
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Mispronunciation of words |
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Monotonous tone of voice |
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Failure to complete words |
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Long pauses between words
or syllables |
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Different Types of Speech Problem (Dysarthria)
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| Different types of dysarthria, related to the type of speech
produced: |
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clipped speech: speech in which the words
are slurred over and uncompleted |
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cerebellar speech: speech seen with cerebellar
lesions - varying from jerky or scanning speech to explosive |
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explosive speech: speech uttered with
more force than necessary |
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scanning speech:
slurring, monotonous speech
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staccato speech: speech in which each
syllable is uttered separately |
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