Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Medium
Dysarthria
Meaning: Difficulty articulating speech due to impaired control of the speech muscles.
In practice: Slurred, scanning speech after a cerebellar stroke reflects a motor speech problem, not a language one.
Word parts
- dys- means difficult or abnormal
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