10 Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #7: Dysarthria
Dysarthria refers to a condition where the affected individual has difficulty articulating because of muscle spasticity, paralysis, or emotional stress. The speech systems such as the resonance, phonation, respiration, articulation, and prosody can be affected.
This can affect the efficiency, intelligibility, naturalness, and audibility of vocal communication. In cerebral palsy, dysarthria results from the neurological damage causing difficulty controlling the tongue, lips, throat, and lungs. It can also be accompanied by swallowing problems.
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