Dysarthria - Nursing
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Alterations in communication. Biopsychosocial aspects of aphasia, dysarthria, and right hemisphere syndromes in the stroke patient.

30 May 1986 Aphasia, dysarthria, and right hemisphere syndromes will be discussed from several vantage points which are important in facilitating the nurse's role in the work of the speech pathologist. General guidelines for determining whether a patient ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Dysarthria - Nursing'

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• [Logopedics in neurologic rehabilitation: properly supporting patients in "home work"] 30 Mar 2005
• Close encounters of the slurred kind. 28 Feb 2000
• Increasing communication ability in aphasic/dysarthric patients. 29 Nov 1989
• The behavioral consequences of a communication intervention on institutionalized residents with aphasia and dysarthria. 29 Sep 1988
• Alterations in communication. Biopsychosocial aspects of aphasia, dysarthria, and right hemisphere syndromes in the stroke patient. 30 May 1986

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Technical information about 'Dysarthria'

Definition: Disorders of speech articulation caused by imperfect coordination of pharynx, larynx, tongue, or face muscles. This may result from CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BRAIN STEM diseases; or diseases of the corticobulbar tracts (see PYRAMIDAL TRACTS). The cortical language centers are intact in this condition. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p489)

Descriptor UI: D004401

Alternative terms: Dysarthria; Dysarthrias; Dysarthosis; Dysarthoses; Dysarthria, Spastic; Dysarthrias, Spastic; Spastic Dysarthria; Spastic Dysarthrias; Dysarthria, Mixed; Dysarthrias, Mixed; Mixed Dysarthria; Mixed Dysarthrias; Dysarthria, Scanning; Dysarthrias, Scanning; Scanning Dysarthria; Scanning Dysarthrias; Dysarthria, Flaccid; Dysarthrias, Flaccid; Flaccid Dysarthria; Flaccid Dysarthrias; Dysarthria, Guttural; Dysarthrias, Guttural; Guttural Dysarthria; Guttural Dysarthrias;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.150.500.800.150.200; C23.888.592.604.150.500.800.150.200;

Online Note: use SPEECH DISORDERS to search DYSARTHRIA 1966-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under SPEECH DISORDERS 1963-90